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Luis A Perez
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Name: Army Pfc. Luis A. Perez
Age: 19
From: Theresa, N.Y.
Assigned to the 223rd Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Norristown, Pa.
Incident: Army Pfc. Luis A. Perez was killed Aug. 27 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: August 27, 2004
East Chicago native killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 19
From: Theresa, N.Y.
Assigned to the 223rd Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Norristown, Pa.
Incident: Army Pfc. Luis A. Perez was killed Aug. 27 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: August 27, 2004
East Chicago native killed in Iraq
Associated Press
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — A 19-year-old soldier who grew up in East Chicago was killed in Iraq when the fuel truck he was driving hit a land mine, his aunt told The Times of Munster.
Pvt. Luis A. Perez, who was working as a transport driver, died Thursday, said his aunt, Yaya Madrigal. She said the family did not know where in Iraq he had died.
“It’s really horrible, because right now we feel like we can’t do anything,” Madrigal said. “It’s like a bad dream.”
The Defense Department’s Web site did not include a statement about Perez’s death and a spokeswoman said Sunday the last death report posted on the site was on Friday.
Madigral told The Times that relatives...
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the 223rd Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Norristown, Pa.
Incident
Army Pfc. Luis A. Perez was killed Aug. 27 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq.
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Luis A Perez
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.