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Maria I. Ortiz
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Name: Army Capt. Maria I. Ortiz
Age: 40
From: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Assigned to Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
Incident: Army Capt. Maria I. Ortiz died July 10 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire.
Died: July 10, 2007
Army nurse killed in Iraq had ties to Md., N.J.
By Jason Laughlin
The (Cherry Hill, N.J.) Courier Post
Age: 40
From: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Assigned to Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
Incident: Army Capt. Maria I. Ortiz died July 10 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire.
Died: July 10, 2007
Army nurse killed in Iraq had ties to Md., N.J.
By Jason Laughlin
The (Cherry Hill, N.J.) Courier Post
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — An Army nurse based in Aberdeen, Md., who died in Iraq this week had roots in southern New Jersey, officials said.
Capt. Maria I. Ortiz, 40, was killed Tuesday by enemy mortar fire in Baghdad, the Defense Department said.
Army officials identified Ortiz’s hometown as Bayamon, Puerto Rico. But a military spokesman said the nurse’s mother, who was not named, lives in Pennsauken.
Ortiz reportedly was born in Pennsauken, but it was not clear how long she lived in this area.
She was assigned to the Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
“She was very popular and very highly thought of,” said George Mercer, a spokesman at the Maryland base. “It’s just a terrible loss.”
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Occupation
Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.;
Incident
Army Capt. Maria I. Ortiz died July 10 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire.
Prayers & Messages
Maria I Ortiz
2008-06-20
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Maria I Ortiz
2007-08-23
Descansa en paz ... y que dios les de fuerzas a tus familiares con su dolor....Gracias por tu gran sacrificio