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James Michael Steel, age 29, from Tampa, Florida, Hillsbourgh county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
Date of death: Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Death details: Died in the crash of an F-16 near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ricardo Seija, age 31, from Tampa, Florida.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Date of death: Sunday, July 8, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Maidan Shahr, Wardak Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Sgt. Ricardo Seija, Spc. Erica P. Alecksen, Spc. Clarence Williams III, Pfc. Trevor B. Adkins, Pfc. Alejandro J. Pardo, Pfc. Cameron J. Stambaugh.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Christophe J. Marquis, age 40, from Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Date of death: Sunday, September 4, 2011
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany of injuries sustained August 27, 2011 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Dimitri A. Del Castillo, age 24, from Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough county.
Spouse: Katy Pullium-Del Castillo
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Saturday, June 25, 2011
Death details: Died at Kunar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. Staff Sgt. Nigel D. Kelly was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
David Allen Heringes, age 36, from Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 82 Cs, 1-505 Pir, 3-82 Ab (Task Org To 25 Id)
Date of death: Friday, August 24, 2007
Death details: Hostile; 399 Csh South, Tikrit, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Lgacy
John Leroy Jr Hartman, age 39, from Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery B, 9Th Field Artillery, Fort Stewart, Ga
Date of death: Thursday, November 30, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Shaab/Ur, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Bryan Christian Luckey, age 25, from Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 562D Engineer Company, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Date of death: Thursday, June 29, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Aaron Matthew Griner, age 24, from Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 2D Battalion, 87Th Infantry, 3 Bct, (Tf Catamount), Fort Drum, Ny
Date of death: Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joseph Frederick Fuerst III, age 26, from Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 53D Infantry Brigade, Pinellas Park, Florida
Date of death: Saturday, June 24, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Kandahar, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Roberto Carlos Baez, age 19, from Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 3D Battalion, 504Th Infantry (2 Mef) Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times