Luis A. Montes, 22
Montes suffered fatal burns when he rescued two soldiers from a tank set ablaze in a bomb attack. He had escaped from the tank but went back inside to help his comrades. He died six days later in a U.S. hospital. Montes' family was there when they removed him from life support.
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Sources: Times research, Defense Department, iCasualties.org
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