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Rodolfo Valdez, age 23, from Edcouch, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: La Joya High, Pan American University graduate
Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 1971
Death details: Killed in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Corpus Christi Caller Times (1971)
Bobby Glenn Harris, age 19, from Mission, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, March 17, 1971
Death details: On July 7, 2003, Joint Task Force–Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Staff Sergeant Bobby Glenn Harris, missing from the Vietnam War.
Staff Sergeant Harris entered the U.S. Army from Texas and was a member of the 128th Aviation Company, 11th Aviation Battalion. On March 17, 1971, he was the crew chief aboard a UH-1 Iroquois (tail number 16664) that was shot down by enemy ground fire while inserting troops into Cambodia. He did not survive the crash, and his body was not recovered at the time of his loss. A joint U.S./Cambodian investigative team eventually recovered remains that U.S. analysts identified as those of SSG Harris.
Cemetery: Fort Gibson National
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com
Jose Pablo Ramos, age 22, from McAllen, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, September 15, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Robert Bradford Hays, age 22, from Weslaco, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Parents: Charles Hays
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, July 21, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Corpus Christi Caller-Times (1970)
John Sidney Jr. Bonner, age 48, from McAllen, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, May 31, 1970
Source: National Archives
John Doss Allen, age 18, from Mercedes, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Parents: Cora May Allen
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, May 24, 1970
Death details: Died from battle wounds in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
Cemetery: Restlawn at La Feria
Source: National Archives
Luis Angel Alaniz, age 20, from Edinburg, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Parents: Luis Alaniz
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, February 5, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Galveston Daily News (1970)
Oscar Cruz Gonzales, age 21, from Hidalgo, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Parents: Jorge G. Gonzales
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, January 25, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)
Joel Corona, age 20, from Pharr, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, January 8, 1970
Source: National Archives
Raul Jr. Garcia, age 22, from Donna, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Parents: Raul Garcia
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Mercedes High graduate and Pan American College graduate
Date of death: Friday, January 2, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Corpus Christi Caller Times (1970)