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Roger Matamoros Chavarria, age 27, from Key West, Florida, Albany county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Key West High graduate
Military history: 123rd Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Date of death: Friday, August 28, 2020
Death details: Died during a training event at Fort Bliss, Texas
Source: Army Times, Keys News
Eloy A. Jr. Rodriguez, age 34, from Key West, Florida, Monroe county.
Children: Three children
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Friday, February 22, 1991
Death details: Died when the Blackhawk helicopter he was aboard on a medical evacuation mission crashed while trying to land in bad weather in Saudi Arabia
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Miami Herald (1991)
Horacio A. Fonseca-Vargas, age 20, from Key West, Florida, Monroe county.
Parents: Jack Spencer
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, May 12, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)