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Joseph F Gonzales
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Name: Army Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales
Age: 18
From: Tucson, Ariz.;
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas;
Incident: Army Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales died Sept. 20 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox.
Died: September 20, 2008
Tucson soldier, 18, killed in Afghanistan
By Sheryl Kornman
Tucson Citizen
Age: 18
From: Tucson, Ariz.;
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas;
Incident: Army Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales died Sept. 20 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox.
Died: September 20, 2008
Tucson soldier, 18, killed in Afghanistan
By Sheryl Kornman
Tucson Citizen
Joseph F. Gonzales, an 18-year-old Army private from Tucson, was killed in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan on Saturday by an improvised explosive device, according to the Department of Defense.
He was deployed to Afghanistan in July.
Gonzales and Staff Sgt. Nathan Cox of Walcott, Iowa, who also was killed in the incident, were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas.
The two were in a vehicle when they encountered the explosive device.
Gonzales joined the military in April 2007 as an infantryman and had been assigned to the 1st Battalion since...
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the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas;
Incident
Army Pfc. Joseph F. Gonzales died Sept. 20 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox.
Prayers & Messages
Joseph F Gonzales
2012-03-17
i miss you all the time. i was just reading our old conversations through email. gosh i miss u. i hardly check my email anymore since u r gone. wen i once was excited to. miss u love you tons!
andrea
Joseph F Gonzales
2011-07-18
Love and miss you baby boy went to the park the other day to run and still felt like you were there with me....
Frankie C
Joseph F Gonzales
2010-04-06
hi my little man we love u and mes u very mach
Joseph F Gonzales
2010-02-18
Donde estes un abracito... te recuerdo Jr...
Joseph F Gonzales
2010-01-07
To my little cousin: Much love we miss you.
Fatty, Irma, Fatso and Isaac
Joseph F Gonzales
2009-07-05
May you sleep with God, be well until we meet my bear.
Dad and Mom
Joseph F Gonzales
2008-09-26
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Joseph F Gonzales
2008-09-25
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.