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Sean A Silva
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Name: Army Pvt. Sean A. Silva
Age: 23
From: Roseville, Calif.
Assigned to 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
Incident: Army Pvt. Sean A. Silva was killed Oct. 9 when his patrolling unit was ambushed by individuals using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad.
Died: October 09, 2003
Flags lowered for Sacramento-area soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 23
From: Roseville, Calif.
Assigned to 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
Incident: Army Pvt. Sean A. Silva was killed Oct. 9 when his patrolling unit was ambushed by individuals using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad.
Died: October 09, 2003
Flags lowered for Sacramento-area soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Capitol flags were lowered to half-staff Tuesday as Gov. Gray Davis expressed condolences over the death last week of a soldier from Roseville killed in Baghdad, Iraq.
Pvt. Sean A. Silva, 23, was one of two soldiers killed Thursday in what the U.S. military said was an ambush. He was assigned to 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Polk, La.
Four other soldiers were wounded about 8 p.m. as they patrolled Sadr City, the largest Shiite Muslim enclave in Baghdad, the military said.
A military spokesman said the soldiers were coaxed from their vehicles by civilians who said they wanted to show them “something...
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2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
Incident
Army Pvt. Sean A. Silva was killed Oct. 9 when his patrolling unit was ambushed by individuals using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad.
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Sean A Silva
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.