DoD Announces Military Casualities: Spc Arturo Huerta-Cruz, 23, of Clearwater, Fla., Sgt. Joseph A. Richard III, 27, of Lafayette, La
The Department of Defense announced
today the death of two soldiers who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Arturo Huerta-Cruz, 23, of Clearwater, Fla., died April 14 in Tuz, Iraq,
of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He
was assigned to the 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Sgt. Joseph A. Richard III, 27, of Lafayette, La., died April 14 in Baghdad,
Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive
device. He was assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th
Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), located at Fort
Polk, La.
He is one of many of our fallen heroes. I can say that I know the family of this soldier, and I can say by past conversation they will miss him deeply and that they have been very very proud of his heroism.
Posted by: Shari | April 17, 2008 at 01:10 PM