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Iosiwo Uruo
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Name: Army Sgt. Iosiwo Uruo
Age: 27
From: Agana Heights, Guam
Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Army Sgt. Iosiwo Uruo died May 24 in Buhriz, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Died: May 24, 2007
Stryker soldier killed by enemy fire
The Associated Press
Age: 27
From: Agana Heights, Guam
Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Army Sgt. Iosiwo Uruo died May 24 in Buhriz, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Died: May 24, 2007
Stryker soldier killed by enemy fire
The Associated Press
FORT LEWIS, Wash. — A Stryker brigade soldier died in Iraq when his unit was hit with enemy fire, the Pentagon said May 26.
Sgt. Iosiwo Uruo, 27, of Agana Heights, Guam, died May 24 when his unit encountered small-arms enemy fire in Buhriz, about 40 miles north of Baghdad and just south of Baqouba.
Uruo was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. He joined the Army in January 2001 as a cavalry scout. He served at Fort Knox, Ky., and Camp Casey, Korea, and was most recently based at Fort Lewis, Wash.
His awards and decorations include the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, Korean Defense Service Medal...
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the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.;
Incident
Army Sgt. Iosiwo Uruo died May 24 in Buhriz, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Prayers & Messages
Iosiwo Uruo
2009-03-24
He is a hero to all of us Americans and will never be forgotten for his service. May God be with you and help you find comfort.
Iosiwo Uruo
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.