Juan M. Solorio
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Age: 32
From: Dallas
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Juan M. Solorio was killed March 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle as his unit was being attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Mosul, Iraq.
Died: March 04, 2005
Dallas soldier killed in Iraq loved family, adventure
By Anabelle Garay
Associated Press
DALLAS — A Texas soldier killed this week in an explosion in Iraq loved adventure and had a close relationship with his family, his younger brothers said Saturday.
While in Thailand, Army Staff Sgt. Juan M. Solorio tried local dishes made with insects and snakes and then shared the experience with his brothers.
“When it came to food or trying new things, he was doing it,” said Gerald Solorio Jr., a 30-year-old eighth-grade science teacher in Dallas.
Juan Solorio, 32, was killed Friday when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Mosul. The explosion occurred as his unit was being attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire, military officials said Saturday.
Before deploying to Iraq in October, Juan Solorio served as a sniper instructor at Fort Lewis, Wash., where he was assigned to the 3rd...