Antonio Rey Rodriguez, age 28, from Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Date of death: Saturday, February 8, 2020
Death details: Died in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan as a result of wounds sustained while engaged in combat operations
Source: Department of Defense, Army Times
Israel P. Nuanes, age 38, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Dona Ana county.
Spouse: Rosina Nuanes
Children: Israel Javier Juan Nuanes, Laurissa Marie Nuanes
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Casa Grande Union High (1992), Western New Mexico University (1999)
Military history: 741st Ordnance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas, part of the 84th Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group.
Date of death: Saturday, May 12, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained during an enemy attack with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, El Paso Times, Las Cruces Sun-News, Military Times
Matthew Stephen Apuan, age 27, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Dona Ana county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop D, 1St Squadron, 5Th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Sunday, February 18, 2007
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jesse Maria Zamora, age 22, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Dona Ana county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Co B, 1St Bn, 187Th Infantry, 3D Bct, (Tf Band Of Brothers), Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Friday, February 3, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Bayji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Mario Alberto Reyes, age 19, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Dona Ana county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop I, 3D Squadron, 3D Armored Cavalry (Tf Baghdad) Fort Carson, Co
Date of death: Monday, November 7, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Masonic Cemetery, Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, New Mexico
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joseph Edward Rodriguez, age 25, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Dona Ana county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Co, 8Th Engineer Battalion, 1St Cavalry Division (Tf Baghdad), Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Friday, January 28, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Phillip Edward Buch, age 25, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Dona Ana county.
Parents: Emily Buch-Hague and Joseph Buch
Service era: Cold War
Schools: Las Cruces Mayfield High (1982), Purdue University
Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1989
Death details: Killed in accidental explosion aboard the USS Iowa just off Puerto Rico
Source: Iowa Daily Press, UPI, Associated Press (1989)
Billy Joe Demarco, age 23, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Dona Ana county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Las Cruces High (1965)
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Saturday, June 6, 1970
Death details: Killed by booby trap in Cambodia
Cemetery: Masonic Cemetery, Las Cruces
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association, UPI (1970)
David Cruz Chavez, age 32, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Dona Ana county.
Parents: Elias Chavez
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, January 15, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
John Milton Risner, age 19, from Dona Ana County Las Cruces, New Mexico .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, June 26, 1965
Source: National Archives, Las Cruces Sun News (2015)