Operation Enduring Freedom

Texas Service and Sacrifice – Our patriotic state has provided an enormous number of service members, according to Texas Veterans Commission, well over 225,000 service members have served in Afghanistan or Iraq. Many of these service members were severely injured. There are over 6800* fallen US service members from deployments during the Global War on Terror and Overseas Contingency Operations. Approximately 10% of these lives lost are Texans. Many Texas men and women have deployed multiple times, accumulating years away from their loved ones. It is for this very reason that our service members today have more combat time than at any other time in our nation’s history.

Honor the service and sacrifice by our great Texas Veterans and their Families by taking action and contributing funds to build the monument at the Texas Capitol. The time is now to remember and honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice as well as those who served and the families who served and sacrificed along with their service members.

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

In response to the September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush launched the Global War on Terror (GWOT). As it evolved, his objective was two-fold: to destroy al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan and around the world, and to remove Saddam Hussein from power to forestall threats from his presumed possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Operation ENDURING FREEDOM began on October 7, 2001, when the United States launched military operations in Afghanistan, including airstrikes against Kabul and Kandahar. In sustaining military operations for over a decade, American troops continue to fight a widespread insurgency and establish a viable government. On May 1, 2011, US Navy SEALS killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan ended on December 31, 2014.

ServiceComponentName (Last, First)RankAgeHometownDate of Death
ARMYACTIVE DUTYACEVES, OMARSSG30EL PASO2011/01/12
ARMYACTIVE DUTYAINSWORTH, JESSE WAYNESSG24DAYTON2010/07/10
ARMYACTIVE DUTYAMUNDSON, WILLIAM MADDEN JRCPL21THE WOODLANDS2004/10/18
ARMYACTIVE DUTYANDRADE, JOHN EDWARD SRPFC19SAN ANTONIO2010/08/07
ARMYACTIVE DUTYANDREWS, DARRYN DEEN2LT34DALLAS2009/09/04
ARMYACTIVE DUTYAUSTIN, ALAN JEROMEPFC21HOUSTON2007/08/12
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYBABINE, TRAVIS THORNTONLCPL20SAN ANTONIO2009/08/06
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYBALTAZAR, CHRISTOPHER SHAWN JRLCPL19SAN ANTONIO2009/09/03
ARMYACTIVE DUTYBARNARD, SHANE STANLEYSSG38SAN ANTONIO2010/05/19
NAVYACTIVE DUTYBEAUCHAMP, CLAYTON ROSSPO221WEATHERFORD2012/08/07
ARMYACTIVE DUTYBEDOY, GENAROSPC20AMARILLO2012/09/16
ARMYACTIVE DUTYBELL, RUSSELL RYAN1SG37TYLER2012/08/02
ARMYACTIVE DUTYBENITEZ, CARLOS ALONZOSSG24CARROLLTON2010/10/14
ARMYACTIVE DUTYBERTRAND, CORY JOSEPHSPC18CENTER2008/10/14
ARMYACTIVE DUTYBOARD, CODY ALLENPFC19MCKINNEY2010/10/04
ARMYACTIVE DUTYBORDER, JEREMIE SHANESSG28MESQUITE2012/09/01
ARMYACTIVE DUTYBOSTICK, THOMAS GORDON JRMAJ37LLANO2007/07/27
ARMYACTIVE DUTYBOWEN, CLAYTON PATRICKSSG29SAN ANTONIO2009/08/18
NAVYACTIVE DUTYBROWN, MILTON WPO128DALLAS2012/08/04
ARMYACTIVE DUTYBROWN, WILLIAM RUSSELLSFC30FORT WORTH2006/11/06
ARMYACTIVE DUTYBURGESS, BRYAN ALLANSSG29CLEBURNE2011/03/29
ARMYACTIVE DUTYBURGESS, SCOTT HAMILTONSSG32FRANKLIN2011/04/04
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYBURY, BRANDON COLESGT26KINGWOOD2010/06/06
ARMYACTIVE DUTYCABAN, ERICSSG28FORT WORTH2006/07/19
ARMYACTIVE DUTYCABRERA, DAVID ELLIOTLTC41ABILENE2011/10/29
NAVYACTIVE DUTYCANNON, MARK RUSSELLPO331LUBBOCK2007/10/02
ARMYACTIVE DUTYCARDOZA, KEVINSPC19MERCEDES2013/05/04
ARMYACTIVE DUTYCASTRO, JOHN PAULSGT25ANDREWS2011/04/22
ARMYACTIVE DUTYCATLETT, MATTHEW RYANSPC23HOUSTON2010/06/07
ARMYACTIVE DUTYCHANDLER, CHRISTIAN JACOBSPC20TRENTON2014/04/28
AIR FORCEACTIVE DUTYCHAPMAN, JOHN ALLANTSG36WACO2002/03/05
ARMYACTIVE DUTYCHAPMAN, NATHAN ROSSSFC31SAN ANTONIO2002/01/04
ARMYACTIVE DUTYCHISHOLM, BENJAMEN GLENPFC24FORT WORTH2010/08/17
ARMYACTIVE DUTYCOURCY, PETER JOHNCPL22FRISCO2009/02/10
ARMYACTIVE DUTYCRAIG, BRIAN THOMASSSG27HOUSTON2002/04/15
ARMYACTIVE DUTYCREAMER, ZAINAH CAYESGT28TEXARKANA2011/01/12
ARMYACTIVE DUTYCROSS, PETER KYLEPFC20SAGINAW2009/06/26
ARMYACTIVE DUTYDANYLUK, KERRY MICHAEL GEORGESPC27CUERO2014/04/15
ARMYACTIVE DUTYDARROUGH, JAMES MICHAELSGT38AUSTIN2011/10/29
ARMYACTIVE DUTYDAVIS, DAVID ALANSGT28DALHART2009/09/19
ARMYACTIVE DUTYDE LA ROSA, FERNANDOSGT24ALAMO2009/10/27
ARMYACTIVE DUTYDIAZ, ISAAC EDWARDCPL26RIO HONDO2004/12/01
ARMYACTIVE DUTYDIETRICH, JESSE WAYNESPC20VENUS2011/08/25
ARMYACTIVE DUTYDRAKE, DAVID ANDREWPFC21LUMBERTON2011/09/28
ARMYACTIVE DUTYENDSLEY, ZACHARY RYANCPL21SPRING2007/07/23
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYFANKHAUSER, JOSEPH HENRYSSGT30MASON2012/04/22
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYFARIAS, JOHN FELIXLCPL20NEW BRAUNFELS2011/06/28
ARMYACTIVE DUTYFARLEY, BRANDON WADESSG30HAWORTH2008/09/18
ARMYACTIVE DUTYFARRIS, JOSHUA RAYSPC22WARDA2009/07/09
AIR FORCEACTIVE DUTYFLORES, MICHAEL PAULTSGT31SAN ANTONIO2010/06/09
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYGAMBLE, GARRETT WILLIAMLCPL20SUGARLAND2010/03/11
ARMYACTIVE DUTYGARZA, DAMIAN JAMESPFC19ODESSA2005/08/04
ARMYACTIVE DUTYGARZA, ROGELIO ROLANDO JRCPL26CORPUS CHRISTI2006/08/11
ARMYACTIVE DUTYGAUDET, BRADLEY JUSTINCW231GLADEWATER2011/06/05
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYGEORGE, PHILLIP CARSONLCPL22HOUSTON2005/08/18
ARMYNATIONAL GUARDGONZALEZ, JAIME JRSGT40AUSTIN2008/08/03
ARMYACTIVE DUTYGONZALEZ-GARZA, RODRIGOSGT26SAN ANTONIO2003/02/25
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYGOYET, MARK RAYMONDCPL22SINTON2011/06/28
ARMYACTIVE DUTYGRACE, KEITH ERIN JRSPC26BAYTOWN2013/08/11
ARMYNATIONAL GUARDGRANADO, ALEJANDRO IIISFC42TATUM2009/08/02
ARMYACTIVE DUTYGRIEMEL, JARRETT PEARSONSPC20LA PORTE2009/06/03
ARMYACTIVE DUTYHAIRSTON, SAMUEL CARLOSSFC35HOUSTON2014/08/12
ARMYACTIVE DUTYHANSEN, JOHN ERICSSG41AUSTIN2012/07/26
ARMYACTIVE DUTYHARRIS, DEVON JEMAILPFC24MESQUITE2010/11/27
ARMYACTIVE DUTYHARRIS, JOSEPH GRAHAMPFC19SUGAR LAND2007/05/03
ARMYACTIVE DUTYHARRISON, CALVIN BERNARDSFC31SAN ANTONIO2010/09/29
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYHEFNER, SHAWN PATRICKLCPL22HICO2009/11/13
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYHEREDIA, EDGAR ALBERTOSSGT28HOUSTON2008/06/26
ARMYACTIVE DUTYHERNANDEZ, ALEX IIISPC21ROUND ROCK2012/05/12
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYHERNANDEZ, DEREKLCPL20EDINBURG2010/06/06
ARMYACTIVE DUTYHIGGINS, TANNER STONESGT23YANTIS2012/04/14
ARMYACTIVE DUTYHOLBROOK, JASON ELLISCPT28BURNET2010/07/29
ARMYACTIVE DUTYHOLDER, KYLE MATTHEWPFC18CONROE2010/11/17
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYHOSKINS, JAY MICHAELSGT24PARIS2009/08/06
ARMYRESERVEHOWARD, MERIDETH LEIGHSFC52CORPUS CHRISTI2006/09/08
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYIBARRA, JOSUEPFC21MIDLAND2011/06/19
ARMYACTIVE DUTYINFANTE, JESSESSG30HOUSTON2010/08/30
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYJOHNSON, JEFFREY WARRENCPL21TOMBALL2010/05/11
ARMYACTIVE DUTYJONES, PAYTON ALEXANDERSPC19MARBLE FALLS2012/03/01
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYJUAREZ, MARK DAVIDLCPL23SAN ANTONIO2010/01/09
ARMYACTIVE DUTYKERN, KURT WILLIAMSPC24MCALLEN2011/12/27
ARMYRESERVEKITOWSKI, CHARLES BERNARD IIISGT31FARMERS BRANCH2007/08/12
ARMYACTIVE DUTYKRIPPNER, ANDREW MARKPFC20GARLAND2011/05/23
ARMYACTIVE DUTYLANINGHAM, IRA BENJAMIN IVPFC22ZAPATA2011/01/07
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYLEICHT, JACOB CARLCPL24COLLEGE STATION2010/05/27
ARMYACTIVE DUTYLEWIS, JOSEPH MICHAELSPC26TERRELL2009/11/17
ARMYACTIVE DUTYLOEZA, ROBERTO JRSSG28EL PASO2012/05/25
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYLOGAN, JOSEPH DANIELCPL22WILLIS2012/01/19
ARMYACTIVE DUTYLOREDO, EDWARDOSSG34HOUSTON2010/06/24
NAVYACTIVE DUTYLUNDY, BRIAN KEITH JRPO225AUSTIN2011/09/09
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMADDOX, ANTHONY RANELSGT22PORT ARTHUR2013/07/22
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMALDONADO, ALEXIS VICENTESPC20WICHITA FALLS2010/08/21
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYMALDONADO, JOSE LUISLCPL21MATHIS2010/12/17
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMALDONADO, PEDRO ANTONIOSPC20HOUSTON2010/10/29
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYMARTIN, SHANE ROBERTLCPL23SPRING2010/07/29
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMATTOX, JOHN ALEXANDERPFC23DAINGERFIELD2008/08/10
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYMAY, KENNETH BLAINE JRSGT26KILGORE2010/05/11
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMAYS, CHAUNCY RYANSSG25COOKVILLE2011/02/28
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMCDANIEL, MECOLUS CHEVETTESSG33FORT HOOD2011/03/19
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMCNABB, SHAWN HENRYSSG24TERRELL2009/10/26
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYMEADOWS, JOSHUA STEWARTCAPT30ELGIN2009/09/05
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMEMON, KASHIF MOHAMMEDSSG31HOUSTON2012/10/25
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYMENDOZA, MATTHEW ELIASSGT24SAN ANTONIO2008/06/20
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMILLS, JOSHUA MSSG24EL PASO2009/09/16
NAVYACTIVE DUTYMILLS, STEPHEN MATTHEWCPO35FORT WORTH2011/08/06
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMITTLER, SHAUN MICHAELSSG32AUSTIN2010/07/10
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMOLINA, JACOBSGT27HOUSTON2011/07/19
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMONDRAGON, ENRIQUESGT23THE COLONY2012/12/24
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMONTENEGRO, JOSE LUIS JRCW231HOUSTON2012/09/05
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMONTOYA, DIEGO MIGUELPFC20SAN ANTONIO2010/09/02
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMOODY, WILLIAM ROBERTSGT30BURLESON2013/06/18
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMUNDEN, RAYMOND JOHNSFC35MESQUITE2009/02/16
ARMYACTIVE DUTYMURPHREY, MICHAEL CHANCESSG25SNYDER2009/09/06
ARMYACTIVE DUTYNAVARRO, JUAN PANTOJASGT23AUSTIN2012/07/07
ARMYRESERVENEWMAN, CLINTON THOMASSSG26SAN ANTONIO2006/02/13
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYNGUYEN, TEVAN LEECPL21HUTTO2010/12/28
ARMYACTIVE DUTYNOLEN, JAMES MICHAELSGT25ALVIN2009/11/22
ARMYACTIVE DUTYNORRIS, CODY ROBERTPFC20HOUSTON2011/11/09
ARMYACTIVE DUTYNUNEZRODRIGUEZ, JOE ABRAHAMSSG29PASADENA2013/05/30
ARMYACTIVE DUTYNUNN, ANTHONY MICHAELPFC19BURNET2011/05/30
AIR FORCEACTIVE DUTYNYLANDER, NATHAN JAYCAPT35HOCKLEY2011/04/27
ARMYACTIVE DUTYOGDEN, MATTHEW DWIGHTPFC33CORPUS CHRISTI2009/06/01
ARMYACTIVE DUTYO'QUIN, JAMES JOSEPH JRSPC20EL PASO2010/07/23
ARMYACTIVE DUTYOSBORNE, JEROD HEATHSPC20ROYSE CITY2010/07/05
ARMYACTIVE DUTYOWENS, GREGORY JRSGT24GARLAND2009/07/20
ARMYACTIVE DUTYPAGAN, BOBBY JUSTINSPC23AUSTIN2010/02/13
ARMYACTIVE DUTYPENA, PAUL WENCESLAUSCPT27SAN MARCOS2010/01/19
ARMYACTIVE DUTYPENA, ROGER PINA JRSGT29SAN ANTONIO2006/06/14
ARMYACTIVE DUTYPOWELL, JOSHUA DAVIDSGT28QUITMAN2011/06/04
ARMYACTIVE DUTYPRICE, CHARLES LEVAN IIIMSG40MILAM2011/08/12
ARMYACTIVE DUTYRAMIREZ, JOEL ALVAREZSPC22WAXAHACHIE2011/04/16
ARMYACTIVE DUTYRAMIREZ, THALIA SUZANNECW228SAN ANTONIO2012/09/05
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYRANGEL, CHRISTOPHERLCPL22SAN ANTONIO2010/05/06
ARMYACTIVE DUTYRAY, CLOVIS TIM1LT34SAN ANTONIO2012/03/15
ARMYACTIVE DUTYRAYMUNDO, MARIANO MARTINPFC21HOUSTON2013/06/01
ARMYACTIVE DUTYREEVES, JASON ALLENSSG32ODESSA2010/12/05
ARMYACTIVE DUTYREIGOUX, JOB MATTHEWSSG30AUSTIN2013/06/01
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYREZA, MATTHEW GREGORYLCPL27AUSTIN2009/05/31
ARMYACTIVE DUTYRIVERA, PAUL ANDREWSGT26ROUND ROCK2011/10/22
ARMYACTIVE DUTYROBERTS, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHERSPC23WATAUGA2011/08/27
ARMYACTIVE DUTYRODRIGUEZ, MARIO JRSGT24SMITHVILLE2010/06/11
AIR FORCEACTIVE DUTYRODRIGUEZ, RODOLFO IVANMAJ34EL PASO2008/09/20
ARMYACTIVE DUTYRODRIGUEZ, RODOLFO JRSGT26PHARR2011/09/14
ARMYACTIVE DUTYROUGHTON, ANDREW JAYSPC21HOUSTON2009/07/20
MARINE CORPSRESERVERUIZ, CESAR BOCANEGRASGT26SAN ANTONIO2009/10/31
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYRUSK, COLTON WESLEYPFC20ORANGE GROVE2010/12/06
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYSAENZ, JOSE LUIS IIISGT30PLEASANTON2010/08/09
AIR FORCEACTIVE DUTYSANCHEZ, DANIEL RAYSRA23EL PASO2010/09/16
ARMYACTIVE DUTYSCHILLER, PHILIP CHANNING SIPESPC21THE COLONY2012/04/11
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYSCHMIDT, BENJAMIN WHETSTONELCPL24SAN ANTONIO2011/10/06
ARMYACTIVE DUTYSHANK, MICHAEL ALLENSSG31BONHAM2006/11/28
ARMYACTIVE DUTYSIMPSON, MICHAEL HARRISONSSG30SAN ANTONIO2013/05/01
NAVYACTIVE DUTYSMITH, JAMES LEEPO138SPRING2013/12/11
MARINE CORPSRESERVESMITH, JEREMY DANIELSSGT26ARLINGTON2011/04/06
ARMYACTIVE DUTYSOLTERO, OMARSPC28SAN ANTONIO2011/01/31
ARMYACTIVE DUTYSPAULDING, RILEY SHERIDANSPC21SHERIDAN2011/05/04
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYSPITZER, THOMAS ZACHARYSGT23NEW BRAUNFELS2014/06/25
ARMYNATIONAL GUARDSTAATS, CHRIS NEILSSG32FREDERICKSBURG2009/10/16
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYSTANLEY, CODY ROBERTLCPL21ROSANKY2009/10/28
ARMYACTIVE DUTYSTEPHENS, RILEY GENESFC39TOLAR2012/09/28
ARMYACTIVE DUTYSTEVENSON, BENJAMIN ALLENMSG36CANYON LAKE2011/07/21
ARMYACTIVE DUTYSTOUT, KYLE BRANDONSGT25TEXARKANA2010/07/30
NAVYACTIVE DUTYTATE, DARREN ETHANAN21CANYON2009/07/08
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYTAYLOR, ARCHIE ANDREWSSGT37TOMBALL2009/03/14
ARMYACTIVE DUTYTAYLOR, HOUSTON MARKSFC25HURST2011/10/13
ARMYACTIVE DUTYTAYLOR, JOHN EDWARDSFC31WICHITA FALLS2003/05/17
AIR FORCEACTIVE DUTYTEAL, JOHN MICHAELSSG29DALLAS2003/03/23
ARMYRESERVETORRES, JUAN MANUELSPC25HOUSTON2004/07/12
ARMYACTIVE DUTYTOTTEN, ERIC WILLIAMCW334DALLAS2006/05/05
ARMYNATIONAL GUARDTRENT, NELSON DAVIDSFC37AUSTIN2012/12/13
ARMYACTIVE DUTYTUCKER, STEVEN CHARLESPFC19GRAPEVINE2005/05/21
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYUZENSKI, NICHOLAS KELLYCPL21TOMBALL2010/01/11
ARMYACTIVE DUTYVAZQUEZ, RICHARD LEESSG28SEGUIN2013/11/13
NAVYRESERVEVELASQUEZ, JORGE LUISPO235HOUSTON2012/05/12
ARMYACTIVE DUTYVELEZ, ANDREWSPC22LUBBOCK2006/07/25
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYVILLARREAL, JORGE JRCPL22SAN ANTONIO2010/10/17
ARMYACTIVE DUTYVIOLA, ALEX ANTHONYSSG29KELLER2013/11/17
AIR FORCEACTIVE DUTYVOSS, MARK TYLERCAPT27BOERNE2013/05/03
ARMYRESERVEWALKER, LAURA MARGARET1LT24EL PASO2005/08/18
ARMYACTIVE DUTYWELCH, ROBERT FORREST III1LT26DENTON2011/04/03
ARMYACTIVE DUTYWIEKAMP, JEFFERY SCOTTSGT23UVALDE2006/05/05
MARINE CORPSACTIVE DUTYWILSON, WADE DANIELSGT22NORMANGEE2012/05/11
ARMYACTIVE DUTYWINTERS, LESTON MICHAELSSG30SOUR LAKE2010/07/15
NAVYACTIVE DUTYWOOD, ZARIAN ANDREPO329HOUSTON2010/05/16
ARMYACTIVE DUTYWREN, CHARLES JEFFREYCPL26BEEVILLE2011/04/16
ARMYACTIVE DUTYZERMENO, ANDRES1LT26SAN ANTONIO2011/09/25