Rio Grande Valley Fallen Heroes

The Rio Grande Valley answered the call to military service following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.

"Operation Enduring Freedom" started in Afghanistan on October 7th, 2001 followed by "Operation Iraqi Freedom" in Iraq on March 20th, 2003.

More than 6,638 servicemen and women have lost their lives in these two conflicts overseas.

Of those fallen heroes, some 590 are from Texas with 47 of them who are from or are buried in the Valley.

Source: VALLEYCENTRAL.COM / Honor The Fallen Website

Spc. Edward J. Anguiano
March 23, 2003
Brownsville
U.S. Army
Iraq
24 years old
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Pfc. Juan G. Garza, Jr.
April 8, 2003
San Benito
U.S. Marines
Iraq
20 years old
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Staff Sgt. Hector R. Perez
July 24, 2003
Brownsville
U.S. Army
Iraq
40 years old
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Pfc. Rey D. Cuervo
December 28, 2003
Laguna Vista
U.S. Army
Iraq
24 years old
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Pfc. Dustin Sekula
April 1, 2004
Edinburg
U.S. Marines
Iraq
18 years old
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Sgt. Christopher Ramirez
April 14, 2004
McAllen
U.S. Army
Iraq
34 years old
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Lance Cpl. Pedro Contreras
June 21, 2004
Brownsville
U.S. Marines
Iraq
27 years old
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Sgt. Juan Calderon, Jr.
August 2, 2004
Weslaco
U.S. Marines
Iraq
26 years old
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Sgt. Daniel Lee Galvan
August 12, 2004
Mercedes
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
30 years old
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Spc. Mark Anthony Zapata
August 15th, 2004
Edinburg
U.S. Army
Iraq
27 years old
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Spc. Tomas Garces
September 6, 2004
Weslaco
U.S. Army
Iraq
19 years old
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Cpl. Isaac Diaz
December 1, 2004
Rio Hondo
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
26 years old
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Maj. Horst G. Moore
December 9, 2004
Los Fresnos
U.S. Army
Iraq
38 years old
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Lance Cpl. Julio C. Cisneros-Alvarez
January 6, 2005
Pharr
U.S. Marines
Iraq
22 years old
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Sgt. Javier Marin
January 24, 2005
Mission
U.S. Army
Iraq
29 years old
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Sgt. Joseph Rodriguez
January 28, 2005
McAllen
U.S. Army
Iraq
25 years old
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Lance Cpl. Christopher McCrackin
November 14, 2005
Brownsville
U.S. Marines
Iraq
20 years old
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Spc. James C. Kesinger
December 13, 2005
Pharr
U.S. Army
Iraq
32 years old
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Lance Cpl. Samuel Tapia
December 18, 2005
San Benito
U.S. Marines
Iraq
20 years old
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Sgt. Johnny J. Peralez, Jr.
January 6, 2006
KIngsville
U.S. Army
Iraq
25 years old
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Sgt. Jessie Davila
February 20, 2006
Raymondville
U.S. Marines
Iraq
29 years old
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Lance Cpl. Benito A. Ramirez
May 21, 2006
Edinburg
U.S. Marines
Iraq
21 years old
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Pfc. Kristian Menchaca
June 16, 2006
Brownsville
U.S. Army
Iraq
23 years old
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Sgt. Omar D. Flores
July 8, 2006
Mission
U.S. Army
Iraq
27 years old
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Sgt. Hector Leija
January 24, 2007
Raymondville
U.S. Army
Iraq
27 years old
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Spc. Darrell W. Shipp
January 25, 2007
Harlingen
U.S. Army
Iraq
25 years old
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Lance Cpl. Anthony Aguirre
February 26, 2007
Laguna Vista
U.S. Marines
Iraq
20 years old
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Sgt. Juan F. Campos
June 1, 2007
McAllen
U.S. Army
Iraq
27 years old
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Spc. James Lee Adair
June 29, 2007
Harlingen
U.S. Army
Iraq
26 years old
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Spc. Daniel E. Gomez
July 18, 2007
Laguna Heights
U.S. Army
Iraq
21 years old
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Spc. Eric D. Salinas
August 2, 2007
Primera
U.S. Army
Iraq
25 years old
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Cpl. Jose A. Rubio Hernandez
March 24, 2008
Mission
U.S. Army
Iraq
24 years old
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Spc. Alex D. Gonzalez
May 6, 2008
Mission
U.S. Army
Iraq
21 years old
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Staff Sgt. Bradley Espinoza
October 20, 2009
Alton
U.S. Army
Iraq
26 years old
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Sgt. Fernando De La Rosa
October 26, 2009
Alamo
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
24 years old
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Pfc. Adriana Alvarez
February 10, 2010
San Benito
U.S. Army
Iraq
20 years old
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Lance Cpl. Derek Hernandez
June 5, 2010
Edinburg
U.S. Marines
Afghanistan
20 years old
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Pfc. Diego Montoya
September 2, 2010
Mission
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
20 years old
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Pfc. Ira Benjamin Laningham IV
January 8, 2011
Zapata
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
22 years old
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Sgt. Rodolfo Rodriguez, Jr.
September 14, 2011
Weslaco
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
26 years old
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Staff Sgt. Estevan Altamirano
September 18, 2011
Edcouch
U.S. Army
Iraq
30 years old
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Lt. Andres Zermeño
September 25, 2011
Brownsville
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
26 years old
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Spc. Kurt Kern
December 27, 2011
McAllen
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
24 years old
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Staff Sgt. Joseph Henry Fankhauser
April 20, 2012
McAllen
U.S. Marines
Afghanistan
30 years old
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Ofc. Jose Luis Montenegro
September 5, 2012
San Juan
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
32 years old
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Sgt. Jonathan Gollnitz
September 26, 2012
New Jersey/Brownsville
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
28 years old
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Sgt. Kevin Cardoza
May 4, 2013
Mercedes
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
20 years old
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