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Jeremie S. Border, age 28, from Mesquite, Texas, Dallas county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Torii Station, Japan.
Date of death: Saturday, September 1, 2012
Death details: Died in Batur Village, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked hit unit with small arms fire. Staff Sgt. Jonathan P. Schmidt was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Dustin D. Vincent, age 25, from Mesquite, Texas, Dallas county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Date of death: Thursday, November 3, 2011
Death details: Died in Kirkuk Province, Iraq of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Raymond John Munden, age 35, from Mesquite, Texas, Multiple county.
Service era: Iraq
Spouse: Kelly
Children: Sydney, 6; Kailey, 2; Gaven, 13; Garrett, 12
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 506Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Monday, February 16, 2009
Death details: Hostile; Fob Orgun-E, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jonathan David Arthur Emard, age 20, from Mesquite, Texas.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 87Th Infantry, 1Bct, Fort Drum, New York
Date of death: Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Tikrit, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Legacy
Clay Allen Craig, age 22, from Mesquite, Texas
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop C, 1St Squadron, 75Th Cavalry, 2 Bct, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Dallas-Fort Worth National
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com, Military Times
Michael Norman Hughes, age 20, from Mesquite, Texas, Starr county.
Parents: Norman W. Hughes
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, November 25, 1970
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)
Scott Ferris Jr. Moore, age 20, from Mesquite, Texas, Dallas county.
Parents: Scott F. Moore Sr.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, February 20, 1970
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)