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Jose Amancio Perez III
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Name: Army Spc. Jose Amancio Perez III
Age: 22
From: San Diego, Texas
Assigned to 6th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.
Incident: Army Spc. Jose Amancio Perez III was killed May 28 when the convoy he was traveling in was ambushed in Taji, Iraq.
Died: May 28, 2003
Age: 22
From: San Diego, Texas
Assigned to 6th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.
Incident: Army Spc. Jose Amancio Perez III was killed May 28 when the convoy he was traveling in was ambushed in Taji, Iraq.
Died: May 28, 2003
Jose Amancio Perez III enlisted in the Army in July 2000, and arrived at Fort Sill, Okla., in February 2001. An Army medic, he was killed on May 28 when his convoy was ambushed in Taji, Iraq.
Yolanda Torres, one of Perez’s teachers at San Diego High School, said the loss resonated in the city of fewer than 5,000.
“You know it’s like one of our own,” she said.
“I thought the war was over,” said Candice Benavides, Perez’s cousin. “This was the last thing I expected.”
Family members said they found strength in knowing how proud Perez was to be serving in the military. “I’m very proud of him,” Benavides said. “You know the work he did out there.”
— Associated Press
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6th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.
Incident
Army Spc. Jose Amancio Perez III was killed May 28 when the convoy he was traveling in was ambushed in Taji, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Jose Amancio Perez III
2010-01-19
REST IN PEACE AMANCIO...I KNOW YOU BECAUSE YOUR TIA LALA IS MARRIED TO MY TWIN BROTHER..YOU CROSSED MY MIND TODAY...WISH THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED...MAY YOU REST ...OLGA
Jose Amancio Perez III
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.