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Luis A. Henry-Garay, age 28, from Brooklyn, New York, New York City county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Tuesday, March 26, 1991
Death details: Killed in a head-on collision with a civilian vehicle in the Middle East
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, New York Daily News (1991)
Carlos A. Viquez, age 47, from Bronx, New York, New York City county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Tuesday, March 26, 1991
Death details: Killed in a head-on collision with a civilian vehicle in the Middle East
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense
Patbouvier E. Ortiz, age 27, from Queens, New York, New York City county.
Parents: Hilda and Harry E. Ortiz
Spouse: Diana (married 17 months)
Service era: Gulf War
Schools: John Adams High, Queens, graduated
Date of death: Wednesday, February 27, 1991
Death details: Died during an aerial mission to rescue an Air Force F-16 pilot whose jet had crashed in Iraq. The UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter was shot down by Iraqi forces.
Cemetery: Long Island National
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Department of Veterans Affairs, family, Fort Pierce Tribune (1991)
Mario Fajardo, age 29, from Flushing, New York, New York City county.
Parents: Nicholas Fajardo and Sonia Santiago
Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Citadel (1984), John Browne High
Military history: 82nd Airborne Division
Date of death: Tuesday, February 26, 1991
Death details: One of 7 men killed while they cleared unexploded American land mines.
Cemetery: Memorialized in New York City at Captain Mario Fajardo Park, part of the larger Kissena Corridor Park.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Eugene McCarthy, age 35, from Brooklyn, New York, New York City county.
Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Nazareth High (1973)
Date of death: Saturday, February 2, 1991
Death details: Killed when the helicopter gunship he was piloting crashed on an escourt mission in Saudi Arabia
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, Fort Pierce Tribune (1991)
Ismael Cotto, age 27, from Bronx, New York, New York City county.
Spouse: Christina Cotto
Children: Christine, 3
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Tuesday, January 29, 1991
Death details: Killed in action, friendly fire in Battle of Khafji.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, New York Times
Isadore Jenkins, age 19, from New York City County New York City, New York .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, December 11, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives
Richard Joseph Privitar from New York City County New York City, New York .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, October 20, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Ventura County Star (1989)
Edward Walter Corcoran, age 20, from Sunnyside, New York, New York City county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Wellsville High (1971)
Date of death: Friday, April 23, 1971
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Calvary in Woodside, New York
Source: National Archives, findagrave.com, Wellsville Daily Reporter (1971)
Esteban Valeriano Rochez, age 19, from New York City, New York, New York City county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, December 27, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives