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Resendiz, Angelina Petra
Navy Culinary specialist

Angelina Petra Resendiz, age 21, from Comeron County Brownsville, Texas .

Parents: Esmerelda Castle

Service era: Post war on terror

Date of death: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Death details: Angelina was reported missing May 29 from Naval Station Norfolk. She was found dead nearby two weeks later. Another sailor was charged with premediated murder.

Source: Navy Times (2025)

Miller, Reba
Navy Chief damage controlman

Reba Miller, age 32, from Dallas County Mesquite, Texas .

Parents: Pamela Sue and Robert Miller Harris

Date of death: Monday, April 28, 2025
Death details: Died from alcohol use disorder, with hpertensive cardivascular disease as a contributing factor

Source: US Navy, legacy.com, Wilson Orwosky Funeral Home

Duenas-Aguilar, Katia
Army Private 1st class

Katia Duenas-Aguilar, age 23, from Texas.

Service era: Post War on Terror
Military history: 101st Airborne Division

Date of death: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Death details: Found dead in her home in Clarksville, Tennessee. Death was ruled homicide.

Source: WKRN, 101st Airborne Division, Dallas Morning News (2024)

Berrios, Felix A.
Army Staff sergeant

Felix A. Berrios, age 33, from Travis County Houston, Texas .

Service era: Post Afghanistan
Military history: 25th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Brigade, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

Date of death: Friday, November 3, 2023
Death details: Died at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar from a non-combat related incident.

Source: Department of Defense

Bolanos, Emilie Marie Eve
Army Corporal

Emilie Marie Eve Bolanos, age 23, from Austin, Texas, Travis county.

Service era: Post war on terror

Date of death: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Death details: Among nine killed in a mid-air collision involving two Black Hawk helicopters near Fort Campbell, Kentucky during a routine training mission.

Source: CBS News, Austin American Statesman (2023)

Weikel, Katerina
Army Specialist

Katerina Weikel, age 29, from Killeen, Texas, Bell county.

Spouse: Jessica Mezenen
Children: Oliver Mezenen, Dexter Mezenen, Penelope Mezenen

Service era: Post war on terror
Military history: 64th Military Police Company at Fort Hood

Date of death: Monday, March 13, 2023
Cemetery: Central Texas State Veterans in Killeen

Source: mySanAntonio.com, Crawford Bowers Funeral Home

Cruz, Jesse Robert
Army Sergeant

Jesse Robert Cruz, age 23, from Kileen, Texas.

Spouse: Briana Celiz (married May 2020)
Children: Giavonna Kapri Cruz

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood

Date of death: Saturday, August 13, 2022
Death details: Killed in an hit-and-run accident when his motorcycle was hit by a pickup truck.

Source: Viss Family Funeral Home, KWTX

Williams, Yancy
Army Sergeant

Yancy Williams, age 54,.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, Houston, Texas

Date of death: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Death details: Died from complication from COVID 19.
Cemetery: Forest Hill in Livingston, Texas

Source: Defense Department, Legacy.com

Keffer, Bruce
Army Staff sergeant

Bruce Keffer, age 32, from Garland, Texas.

Parents: Kristi Utley and Bruce Keffer; stepfather Doug Utley
Spouse: Brooke Keffer, married 8 years
Children: Cash, 7; Avery, 4

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Expeditionary Warefare Training Group Atlantic

Date of death: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Death details: Died from complication from COVID 19.

Source: Defense Department, Rest Haven

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