Army Spc. Pedro A. Maldonado

Died October 29, 2010 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom

20, of Houston; assigned to 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Oct. 29 in Kandalay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire.

Maldonado joined Army in 2008