Hero Stories for Texas

Cpl. Jorge Villarreal, Jr., 22, of San Antonio, Texas, died October 17, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Villarreal was assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Cpl. Jorge Villarreal, Jr., 22, of San Antonio, Texas, died October 17, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Villarreal was assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Cpl. Jorge Villarreal, Jr., 22, of San Antonio, Texas, died October 17, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Villarreal was assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.<

Sgt. Carlos A. Benitez, 24, of Carrollton, Texas, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Benitez was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.<

Sgt. Carlos A. Benitez, 24, of Carrollton, Texas, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Benitez was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Sgt. Carlos A. Benitez, 24, of Carrollton, Texas, died October 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Benitez was assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.<

Pfc. Cody A. Board, 19, of McKinney, Texas, died October 4, 2010, at Mirwais, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Board was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany. </d

Sgt. 1st Class Calvin B. Harrison, 31, of San Antonio, Texas, died September 29, 2010, in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Sgt. 1st Class Harrison was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Sgt. 1st Class Calvin B. Harrison, 31, of San Antonio, Texas, died September 29, 2010, in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Sgt. 1st Class Harrison was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Senior Airman Daniel R. Sanchez, 23, of El Paso, Texas, died September 16, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan. Senior Airman Sanchez was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. </d