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Joseph J. Murray, age 26, from Jacksonville, Florida.
Parents: Terry Murray
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Monday, July 10, 2017
Death details: Among 15 Marines and 1 Navy sailor killed when their aircraft crashed in Mississippi.
Source: Washington Post
Gil I. Morales Del Valle, age 21, from Jacksonville, Florida, Duval county.
Parents: Gil Evelio Morales and Gladys Del Valle
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Crossroads Academy (2008)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Cody G. Baker was also killed.
Cemetery: Puerto Rico National
Source: Department of Defense, Florida Times Union, Military Times
Jonathan M. Villanueva, age 19, from Jacksonville, Florida, St. Johns county.
Parents: Diego Villanueva and Ana Villanueva
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Wolfson High School; Englewood High (2009)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Date of death: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy force attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Cemetery: Jacksonville National Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Florida Times-Union, Military Times
Jonathan A. Taylor, age 22, from Jacksonville, Florida, Duval county.
Parents: Stepfather Jimmy Branch
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Wolfson High (2005)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Oaklawn, Jacksonville
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Earl R. III Scott, age 24, from Jacksonville, Florida, St. Johns county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Date of death: Sunday, November 8, 2009
Death details: He and another soldier died in Tikrit, Iraq of injuries sustained when their OH-58D helicopter crashed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Tavarus Danard Setzler, age 23, from Jacksonville, Florida, Duval county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop E, 2D Squadron, 7Th Cavalry, 4 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Thursday, October 2, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Majirr Al Kabir, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jeremiah Chaim Hughes, age 26, from Jacksonville, Florida, Duval county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 21St Infantry, 2 Bct, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Date of death: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Death details: Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
William Joshua Rechenmacher, age 24, from Jacksonville, Florida, Duval county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, Division Special Troops Bn, 1St Cavalry, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Thursday, January 18, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Clinton Tyler Mccormick, age 20, from Jacksonville, Florida, Duval county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2D Bstb, 2D Infantry, Fort Carson, Co
Date of death: Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Isaiah Calloway, age 23, from Jacksonville, Florida, Duval county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 4Th Infantry, (Tf Grizzley),Hohenfels, Germany
Date of death: Monday, October 30, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Marah, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times