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Ricky Salas Jr
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Name: Army Pfc. Ricky Salas Jr.
Age: 22
From: Roswell, N.M.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, Friedberg, Germany
Incident: Army Pfc. Ricky Salas Jr. was killed March 7 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle while he was conducting mounted operations in Mosul, Iraq.
Died: March 07, 2006
Roswell soldier killed in Iraq
Age: 22
From: Roswell, N.M.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, Friedberg, Germany
Incident: Army Pfc. Ricky Salas Jr. was killed March 7 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle while he was conducting mounted operations in Mosul, Iraq.
Died: March 07, 2006
Roswell soldier killed in Iraq
ROSWELL, N.M. — A 21-year-old soldier from Roswell has been killed while serving in Iraq, his family said.
Ricky Salas leaves behind a wife and two children. He was assigned to the 37th Armored Regiment, C Company.
The U.S. Defense Department has not released details of his death. Salas was the 19th New Mexico soldier or Marine killed in Iraq.
Roswell also lost two others in Iraq in August 2004. Marine Sgt. Moses D. Rocha, 33, Roswell, was shot during fighting in Najaf on his second tour of duty, and Army Sgt. Tommy L. Gray, 34, was killed when he was caught between two vehicles in his motor pool in Taji.
— Associated Press
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the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, Friedberg, Germany
Incident
Army Pfc. Ricky Salas Jr. was killed March 7 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle while he was conducting mounted operations in Mosul, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Ricky Salas Jr.
2006-05-17
Dear Lord hear my prayer.
Please embrace with all Your love and mercy the soul of this brave soldier and comfort him with Your Divine Presence.
Bless his heart and keep his family in Your Hands, Guard them and comfort them.
Amen
Please embrace with all Your love and mercy the soul of this brave soldier and comfort him with Your Divine Presence.
Bless his heart and keep his family in Your Hands, Guard them and comfort them.
Amen