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Mark Anthony Zapata
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Name: Army Spc. Mark Anthony Zapata
Age: 27
From: Edinburg, Texas
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Spc. Mark Anthony Zapata was killed Aug. 15 by hostile fire in Najaf, Iraq.
Died: August 15, 2004
Fort Hood soldier killed in Iraq
By Lynn Brezosky
Associated Press
Age: 27
From: Edinburg, Texas
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Spc. Mark Anthony Zapata was killed Aug. 15 by hostile fire in Najaf, Iraq.
Died: August 15, 2004
Fort Hood soldier killed in Iraq
By Lynn Brezosky
Associated Press
EDINBURG, Texas — A soldier from Fort Hood has been killed in Iraq, relatives and military officials said Monday.
Spc. Mark Zapata, 27, died Sunday morning when his tank came under fire in Najaf, his family told The Associated Press on Monday from their Edinburg home.
Zapata graduated from Edinburg North High School and had been in the military for seven years, said his brother, Michael Zapata.
He was the third soldier from this Mexican border city to be killed since the war began last year, and the ninth from the Rio Grande Valley.
Mark Zapata was with Fort Hood’s 1st Calvary Division and went to Iraq in January. He returned to Edinburg...
Occupation
the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident
Army Spc. Mark Anthony Zapata was killed Aug. 15 by hostile fire in Najaf, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Mark Anthony Zapata
2011-07-28
"i miss u dad"
Mark Anthony Zapata
2010-06-02
Miss u mark ,my brother. Love always Humberto Salinas
Mark Anthony Zapata
2010-06-02
miss u brother love Humberto Salkinas
Mark Anthony Zapata
2010-03-11
I am a proud little sister...My brother Mark was truly an outstanding person, he gave so much. He was a volunteer fire fighter, emt, teacher, police, friend, brother and son. He will always be in my heart and the hearts of those he touched. I am blessed to have him as my big brother. I Miss You Mark!
Mark Anthony Zapata
2008-10-19
Fallen hero Mark u will always be missed
Mark Anthony Zapata
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.