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Tomas Sotelo Jr
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Name: Army Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr.
Age: 20
From: Houston, Texas
Assigned to Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
Incident: Army Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr. was killed by enemy fire June 27 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sotelo was traveling in a convoy when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle.
Died: June 27, 2003
Age: 20
From: Houston, Texas
Assigned to Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
Incident: Army Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr. was killed by enemy fire June 27 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sotelo was traveling in a convoy when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle.
Died: June 27, 2003
In the eyes of his superiors, Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr. was a guiding light for his unit.
“In those moments of stress, he would always have something to say that would lighten their hearts,” said Brig. Gen. Jason Kamiya, commander of Sotelo’s training unit at Fort Polk.
Sotelo’s platoon sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Douglas Zollman, said Sotelo “was like a big brother to the other soldiers.”
“He was the guy who, when other soldiers would come to the unit, would help teach them what they should do and what they shouldn’t do to stay out of trouble,” Zollman said.
Sotelo was the son of Tomas and Benancia Sotelo.
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Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
Incident
Army Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr. was killed by enemy fire June 27 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sotelo was traveling in a convoy when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle.
Prayers & Messages
Tomas Sotelo Jr
2011-07-31
Army Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr., thank you for your untilmate scarifice to our great country and to our freedoms which so many take for granted.
Tomas Sotelo Jr
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.