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Rodolfo Jr. Rodriguez, age 26, from Pharr, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Date of death: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
James Clifford Kesinger, age 32, from Pharr, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 2D Battalion, 70Th Armor, 3D Bct (Tf Baghdad), Fort Riley, Ks
Date of death: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Alvarez Julio C Cisneros, age 22, from Pharr, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 1St Bn, 7Th Mar, 31St Meu, 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, Ca
Date of death: Thursday, January 6, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Al Qaim, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joel Corona, age 20, from Pharr, Texas, Hidalgo county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, January 8, 1970
Source: National Archives