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Theodore B. Rushing, age 25, from Longwood, Florida, Seminole county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Friday, November 11, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Andy C. Morales, age 32, from Longwood, Florida. Their last known residence was in Seminole.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 143rd Sustainment, Command (Expeditionary), Orlando, Florida.
Date of death: Thursday, September 22, 2011
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq while supporting operation New Dawn.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Brian D. Jr. Riley, age 24, from Longwood, Florida, Seminole county.
Parents: Brian D. Riley Sr. and Mary E. Woodrow
Spouse: Samantha J. Martin
Children: Trinity
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Sunday, May 15, 2011
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan from a non-combat incident
Cemetery: Glenwood Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
Marco Laven Miller, age 36, from Longwood, Florida, Seminole county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 3D Battalion, 20Th Special Forces Group, Starke, Fl
Date of death: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Death details: died Dec. 5 at Landstuhl Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Dec. 3 in Taji, Iraq, from enemy indirect fire while conducting an escort mission.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times