Hero Stories for Texas

Sgt. Jay M. Hoskins, 24, of Paris, Texas, died August 6, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Hoskins was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. </d

Lance Cpl. Travis T. Babine, 20, of San Antonio, Texas, died August 6, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Babine was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. </d

Spc. Andrew J. Roughton, 21, of Houston, Texas, died July 20, 2009, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. Spc. Roughton was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery (STRIKE), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Sgt. Gregory Owens, Jr., 24, of Garland, Texas, died July 20, 2009, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. Sgt. Owens was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery (STRIKE), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Lance Cpl. Brandon T. Lara, 20, of New Braunfels, Texas, died July 19, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Lara was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Spc. Joshua R. Farris, 22, of La Grange, Texas, died July 9, 2009, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Spc. Farris was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Darren Ethan Tate, 21, of Canyon, Texas, died of non-hostile causes July 8, 2009, at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Tate was assigned to the USS Iwo Jima, and deployed as an Individual Augmentee to Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan. </d

Pfc. Peter K. Cross, 20, of Saginaw, Texas, died June 26, 2009, at Combat Outpost Carwile, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. Pfc. Cross was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Spc. Joshua L. Hazlewood, 22, of Manvel, Texas, died June 25, 2009, in Arifjan, Kuwait, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Hazlewood was assigned to the 614th Automated Cargo Documentation Detachment. </d

Sgt. Joshua W. Soto, 25, of San Angelo, Texas, died June 16, 2009, in Iraq of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Sgt. Soto was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss Texas. </d