Rockport Texas

Mclead, Garrett Ian
Army Sergeant

Garrett Ian Mclead, age 23, from Rockport, Texas, Arkansas county.

Parents: Patrick and Patty

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Rockport-Fulton High
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Death details: Among 14 soldiers killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash in northern Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Rockport Caller (2007), 35th Infantry Regiment Association

Swenchonis, Gary Graham Jr.
Navy Seaman

Gary Graham Jr. Swenchonis, age 26, from Rockport, Texas, Aransas county.

Service era: War on Terror

Date of death: Thursday, October 12, 2000
Death details: Died aboard the U.S.S. Cole when suicide bombers detonated an explosive-laden boat against the ship’s port side, tearing a 40-by-40-foot hole in the hull and sending seawater gushing into the engineering compartment.

Source: Department of Defense

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