Category Archives: In Memorial

Grenade attack kills Boise soldier in Iraq

Article from the Idaho Press
BOISE — A second Treasure Valley soldier died supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom in recent days.
Department of Defense officials confirmed that Army Sgt. Michael T. Lilly of Boise died in Sadr City when enemy forces attacked using a rocket-propelled grenade.
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Second Treasure Valley Soldier Killed in Two Days

A KTRV News 12 article
Boise, Idaho — Just one day after an Army major from Emmett was killed, another Treasure Valley soldier has died from enemy gunfire in Iraq.Borah High School graduate Sgt. Michael Lilly died from a rocket propelled grenade.
Lilly’s name will join a half of dozen other fallen Borah high heroes at a [...]

Cpl. Steven I. Candelo

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Steven I. Candelo, 20, of Houston, died March 26 in Baghdad, when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Staff Sgt. Maupin’s remains located

By Sgt. 1st Class William Quiett
2nd SCR PAO, MND-B
BAGHDAD – The remains of Staff Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin were recovered March 20 northwest of Baghdad by elements of the Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, which is based out of Vilseck, Germany.
The recovery was the result of four years of intensive effort by [...]

SPC Joshua A. Molina

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Joshua A. Molina, 20, of Houston, Texas, died Mar. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Vilseck-based soldier killed by roadside bomb in Iraq

Stars and Stripes
A Vilseck, Germany-based soldier was killed Thursday in Iraq when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb, according to a Pentagon news release.
Spc. Joshua A. Molina, 20, of Houston, died in Baghdad of wounds sustained in the attack, the release stated. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, based in [...]

SSG Joseph D. Gamboa

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Joseph D. Gamboa, 34, of Yigo, Guam, died Mar. 25 of wounds suffered when he came under indirect fire in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

Vilseck remembers son, husband who died in Iraq

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
VILSECK, Germany — Spc. Orlando A. Perez was a loving son, a faithful husband, a loyal friend and a brave infantryman who hoped to attend college and start a family when he got home.
Perez was killed in action Sunday in Baghdad. His unit, the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, held a [...]