Mier was killed Jan. 31 when an improvised explosive device hit his convoy in the northern city of Kirkuk. A mechanic assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas, he was deployed to Iraq in April, 2003.
Two other soldiers — Cpl. Juan C. Cabralbanuelos, 25, of Emporia, Kan.; and Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh, 19, of Taylor, Mich. — also were killed in the attack.
Mier, who was born in Durango, Mexico, moved with his parents, Pascual and Esthela Mier, to San Clemente when he was 3, his sister said.
He was a quiet young man who played soccer and basketball, and the saxophone in San Clemente High School's marching band. His family said he took seriously his role as the older brother of two sisters — Vallejo and Betsy Ebarra, now 22 and 26, respectively.
He was stationed at Ft. Jackson, S.C., and Ft. Campbell, Ky., where he met his future wife, Amanda Dixon, now 24. The couple were married in 1999 in an impromptu civil ceremony after he was assigned to Ft. Hood, his sister said. The couple have a son, Heberto Adrian, now 2.
Two other soldiers — Cpl. Juan C. Cabralbanuelos, 25, of Emporia, Kan.; and Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh, 19, of Taylor, Mich. — also were killed in the attack.
Mier, who was born in Durango, Mexico, moved with his parents, Pascual and Esthela Mier, to San Clemente when he was 3, his sister said.
He was a quiet young man who played soccer and basketball, and the saxophone in San Clemente High School's marching band. His family said he took seriously his role as the older brother of two sisters — Vallejo and Betsy Ebarra, now 22 and 26, respectively.
He was stationed at Ft. Jackson, S.C., and Ft. Campbell, Ky., where he met his future wife, Amanda Dixon, now 24. The couple were married in 1999 in an impromptu civil ceremony after he was assigned to Ft. Hood, his sister said. The couple have a son, Heberto Adrian, now 2.
Mier was killed Jan. 31 when an improvised explosive device hit his convoy in the northern city of Kirkuk. A mechanic assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas, he was deployed to Iraq in April, 2003.
Two other soldiers — Cpl. Juan C. Cabralbanuelos, 25, of Emporia, Kan.; and Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh, 19, of Taylor, Mich. — also were killed in the attack.
Mier, who was born in Durango, Mexico, moved with his parents, Pascual and Esthela Mier, to San Clemente when he was 3, his sister said.
He was a quiet young man who played soccer and basketball, and the saxophone in San Clemente High School's marching band. His family said he took seriously his role as the older brother of two sisters — Vallejo and Betsy Ebarra, now 22 and 26, respectively.
He was stationed at Ft. Jackson, S.C., and Ft. Campbell, Ky., where he met his future wife, Amanda Dixon, now 24. The couple were married in 1999 in an impromptu civil ceremony after he was assigned to Ft. Hood, his sister said. The couple have a son, Heberto Adrian, now 2.
Two other soldiers — Cpl. Juan C. Cabralbanuelos, 25, of Emporia, Kan.; and Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh, 19, of Taylor, Mich. — also were killed in the attack.
Mier, who was born in Durango, Mexico, moved with his parents, Pascual and Esthela Mier, to San Clemente when he was 3, his sister said.
He was a quiet young man who played soccer and basketball, and the saxophone in San Clemente High School's marching band. His family said he took seriously his role as the older brother of two sisters — Vallejo and Betsy Ebarra, now 22 and 26, respectively.
He was stationed at Ft. Jackson, S.C., and Ft. Campbell, Ky., where he met his future wife, Amanda Dixon, now 24. The couple were married in 1999 in an impromptu civil ceremony after he was assigned to Ft. Hood, his sister said. The couple have a son, Heberto Adrian, now 2.
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