Juan M. Lopez Jr
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Age: 23
From: San Antonio
Assigned to 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Incident: Army Cpl. Juan M. Lopez Jr. died Aug. 13 in Qayyarah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Eric D. Cottrell and Pfc. Paulomarko U. Pacificador.
Died: August 13, 2007
San Antonio man killed in IED attack
The Associated Press
FORT BLISS, Texas — Three Fort Bliss soldiers, including a San Antonio man, died this week in Iraq after their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
Killed were Staff Sgt. Eric D. Cottrell, 39, of Pittsview, Ala., Cpl. Juan M. Lopez Jr., 23, of San Antonio and Cpl. Paulomarko U. Pacificador, 24, of Shirley, N.Y.
The men died Aug. 13 in Qayyarah, according to a release from the DoD. They were assigned to the 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, at Fort Bliss.
Cottrell, who joined the Army in October 2004, was a health care specialist. He is survived by his wife and four children, Fort Bliss said in a release.
Lopez and Pacificador were both field artillery automated tactical data system specialists. Lopez joined the Army in February...