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Anais A. Tobar, age 25, from Miami, Florida.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.
Date of death: Monday, July 18, 2016
Death details: Died in southwest asia from a non-combat related injury
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Gerardo Campos, age 23, from Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade county.
Spouse: Married
Children: Daughter, 10 months
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Saturday, June 2, 2012
Death details: Died in Maiwand, Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Cemetery: Palms Woodlawn Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Palm Beach Post, Military Times
Amaru Aguilar, age 26, from Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Squardron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas
Date of death: Friday, May 13, 2011
Death details: Died at Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his unit encountered small arms fire.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, findagrave.com
William Ortega, age 23, from Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade county.
Parents: William Ortega and Marianela Ortega
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: South Dade Senior High (2005)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Enlisted May 2008. Purple Heart
Date of death: Friday, June 18, 2010
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device blast while conducting combat operations against enemy forces.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, WSVN, Miami Herald, Military Times
Amilcar H. Gonzalez, age 26, from Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade county.
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Southridge High, South Miami-Dade (passed up senior year to enlist)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Enlisted September 17, 2001. Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Enlisted Sept. 19, 2001.
Date of death: Friday, May 21, 2010
Death details: Died in Ash Shura, Iraq of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, NBC Miami, Bryan County News, Miami Herald, Military Times
Nelson Manuel Lantigua, age 20, from Miami, Florida, Dade county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: G Btry, 2D Bn, 10Th Mar,( Rct-6, Ii Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Date of death: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Death details: Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jessica Yvette Sarandrea, age 22, from Miami, Florida, Dade county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 3Bstb, 3Hbct, 1St Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Tx
Date of death: Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
Marcelo Reinaldo Velasco, age 40, from Miami, Florida, Dade county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: I Mhg, I Mef (Fwd) Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Death details: Camp Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, legacy.com, Military Times
Luis Ariel Souffront, age 25, from Miami, Florida, Dade county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Naval Special Warfare Development Group
Date of death: Thursday, February 7, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Marius Leonardo Ferrero, age 23, from Miami, Florida, Dade county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 38Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Lewis, Wa
Date of death: Sunday, November 18, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baqubah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times