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Nicholas J Zangara
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Name: Army Spc. Nicholas J. Zangara
Age: 21
From: Philadelphia
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Spc. Nicholas J. Zangara was killed July 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Tikrit, Iraq.
Died: July 24, 2004
Philadelphia soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Philadelphia
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Spc. Nicholas J. Zangara was killed July 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Tikrit, Iraq.
Died: July 24, 2004
Philadelphia soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia soldier had phoned his wife to wish her a happy birthday only hours before he was killed in Tikrit, Iraq, over the weekend, his family said.
Spc. Nicholas J. Zangara, 21, died Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle, according to the Department of Defense. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based out of Schweinfurt, Germany.
Melanie Zangara, his wife of 16 months, said her husband phoned her at midnight in her hometown of York to wish her a happy 20th birthday.
“He stayed on the phone until 2:30 a.m. He was so full of life. He kept me on my toes every day. It was...
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the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident
Army Spc. Nicholas J. Zangara was killed July 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Tikrit, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Nicholas J Zangara
2009-02-22
Thank you for your courage. God Bless
Nicholas J Zangara
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.