Fort Bliss National Cemetery

The National Cemeteries in the U.S.A. are used for war graves, graves of U.S. military personnel, veterans and their spouses but not exclusively so. There are also special state veteran cemeteries.

In 2008, there were in total 46,020 graves on this cemetery.

Fort Bliss National Cemetery contains one Commonwealth war grave from World War II.

Fort Bliss National Cemetery contains American war graves, including the graves of the following people, who fought for the United States of America and who gave their lives in the War in Afghanistan and/or Operation Enduring Freedom:

16 October 2005 , Private 1st Class Joseph Cruz, aged 22
25 October 2007 , Specialist Hugo Victor Mendoza, aged 29
03 August 2008 , Sergeant Jaime Gonzalez Jr., aged 40
16 September 2010 , Senior Airman Daniel R. Sanchez, aged 23
28 September 2011 , Sergeant Christopher Diaz, aged 27
25 May 2012 , Staff Sergeant Roberto Loeza, aged 28

Fort Bliss National Cemetery contains the graves of the following people, who fought for the United States of America and who gave their lives in the War in Iraq and/or Operation Iraqi Freedom:

23 March 2003 , Private Ruben Estrella-Soto, aged 18
28 November 2003 , Sergeant Ariel Rico, aged 25
11 April 2004 , Corporal Daniel Ray Amaya, aged 22
8 May 2004 , Sergeant Isela Rubalcava, aged 25
5 July 2004 , Lance Corporal Michael Steven Torres, aged 21
22 February 2005 , Lance Corporal Trevor D. Aston, aged 32
7 April 2005 , Lance Corporal Juan Carlos Venegas, aged 21
12 October 2005 , Sergeant Lorenzo Ponce Ruiz, aged 26
19 November 2005 , Lance Corporal Miguel Terrazas, aged 20
6 August 2006 , Corporal Jose "Joe" Zamora, aged 24
18 August 2006 , Sergeant 1st Class Ruben J. Villa Jr., aged 36
23 September 2006 , Sergeant Velton Locklear III, aged 29
7 February 2007 , Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr., aged 31
11 August 2007 , Staff Sergeant William Daniel "Danny" Scates, aged 31
11 June 2008 , Corporal Javier Perales Jr., aged 19
19 March 2009 , Sergeant Jose R. Escobedo Jr., aged 32

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Susan Barnum (1), Susan Barnum (2), Susan Barnum (3)