
LOS FRESNOS, Texas — A German-born Army officer from the Rio Grande Valley was among five Texans killed in action in Iraq this week.
Maj. Horst Gerhard Moore, 38, died Tuesday under mortar fire in the northern city of Mosul, said his wife, Raquel Vallejo-Moore.
The Department of Defense also confirmed the deaths of Army Sgt. John B. Trotter, 25, of Marble Falls and Staff Sgt. Russell Slay, 28, of Humble, both killed in action Tuesday in Iraq’s Anbar province, which includes the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
The Defense Department also said Spc. Travis Babbitt, 24, of Uvalde, died Tuesday when his patrol came under fire in...