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Irving Medina

Irving Medina

US Army Middletown, NY Age: 22 Views: 1654

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Name: Army Spc. Irving Medina

Age: 22

From: Middletown, N.Y.

Assigned to 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

Incident: Army Spc. Irving Medina was killed Nov. 14 while traveling in a convoy when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

Died: November 14, 2003


Another Fort Riley soldier killed in Iraq

Associated Press

FORT RILEY, Kan. — A Fort Riley soldier died in Iraq when his convoy hit an explosive in Baghdad, the Defense Department said.

Army Spc. Irving Medina, 22, of Middletown, N.Y. was killed Nov. 14, becoming the 14th soldier from the Kansas Army post to die during U.S. military operations in Iraq.

He was a cannon crew member assigned to the 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. Maj. James Buczkowski, a Fort Riley spokesman, said Medina left for Iraq at the end of April.

At the Medina home in Middletown, an American flag flew and a yellow ribbon was on the front porch on Nov. 16. Ana Medina said a West Point...

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4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

Incident

Army Spc. Irving Medina was killed Nov. 14 while traveling in a convoy when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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Irving Medina
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.