Hero Stories for Texas

Capt. Jason E. Holbrook, 28, of Burnet, Texas, died July 29, 2010, at Tsagay, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Capt. Holbrook was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Pfc. James J. Oquin, 20, of El Paso, Texas, died July 23, 2010, in Orgun-E, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident when he was swept away by the current when a levee broke near his military vehicle in Paktika, Afghanistan. Pfc. Oquin was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Sgt. Leston M. Winters, 30, of Sour Lake, Texas, died July 15, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Winters was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Sgt. Shaun M. Mittler, 32, of Austin, Texas, died July 10, 2010, in Konar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fires. Sgt. Mittler was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Staff Sgt. Jesse W. Ainsworth, 24, of Dayton, Texas, died July 10, 2010, near Walakan, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Ainsworth was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Spc. Jerod H. Osborne, 20, of Royse City, Texas, died July 5, 2010, in Yakuta, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Spc. Osborne was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Staff Sgt. Edwardo Loredo, 34, of Houston, Texas, died June 24, 2010, at Jelewar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Loredo was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Birth: November 23, 1986 – Austin, Texas Died: February 13, 2010 – Zhari province, Afghanistan Spc Pagan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado as an infantryman. He was killed while on foot patrol when a suicide bomber rode a motorcycle up to the [.

Birth: November 11, 1989 Died: February 10, 2010 – Baghdad, Iraq PFC Alvarez was assigned to the 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. She was found dead of a gunshot wound – under investigation. Adriana always had dreams of becoming a police officer so after she graduated in 2008 from [.

Cpl. Jacob C. Leicht, 24, of College Station, Te