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Travis R. Tamayo, age 32, from Brownsville, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Gordon, Georgia
Date of death: Friday, September 16, 2016
Death details: Died in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates in a non-combat incident
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jordan B. Pierson, age 28, from Abilene, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
Date of death: Friday, October 2, 2015
Death details: died Oct. 2 in the crash of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Samuel C. Hairston, age 35, from Houston, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Death details: Died in Ghazni, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when his unit was engaged by enemy small-arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Evans Hanson, age 35, from Sugarland, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, Camp Hovey
Date of death: Thursday, November 21, 2013
Death details: Major Evans Hanson and Pfc. Justin Adams were killed after their Humvee fell into a river near the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea.
Source: Army Times, Legacy.com, Houston Chronicle
Alex A. Viola, age 29, from Keller, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Elgin Air Force Base, Florida.
Date of death: Sunday, November 17, 2013
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device while on dismounted patrol.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Richard L. Vazquez, age 28, from Seguin, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Elgin Air Force Base, Florida.
Date of death: Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device while on dismounted patrol. In Panjwai, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Keith E. Grace, age 26, from Baytown, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Sunday, August 11, 2013
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. Killed in the incident were Staff Sgt. Octavio Herrera, Sgt. Jamar A. Hicks, and Spc. Keith E. Grace Jr. Herrera and Grace died in Pakita Province, Afghanistan. Hick was evacuated to Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost, Afghanistan and later died.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Anthony R. Maddox, age 22, from Port Arthur, Texas, Jefferson county.
Parents: Glenda Key and stepfather Ronald Key
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Nederland High graduate
Military history: 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Joined Army in 2011.
Date of death: Monday, July 22, 2013
Death details: Died from a non-combat related incident (fuel explosion) that occurrred in Andar, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kashif M. Memon, age 31, from Houston, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), 9th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Thursday, October 25, 2012
Death details: Died when his unit was attacked by small arms fire in Khas Uruzgan, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Clinton K. Ruiz was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Riley G. Stephens, age 39, from Tolar, Texas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Friday, September 28, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times