Rodriguez, Mario
Army Sergeant
Mario Rodriguez, age 24, from Smithville, Texas, Bastrop county.
Spouse: Leslie Rodriguez
Children: Raven George Rodriguez, 7
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Smithville High
Military history: 264th Clearance Company, 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted in Texas National Guard in 2003.
Date of death: Friday, June 11, 2010
Death details: Died in Powrak, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.
Source: Department of Defense, American Statesman, Military Times