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Frances M Vega
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Name: Army Spc. Frances M. Vega
Age: 20
From: Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico
Assigned to the 151st Adjutant General Postal Detachment 3, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Spc. Frances M. Vega was killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: November 02, 2003
Puerto Rican soldier killed in Chinook helicopter downing buried with full military honors
Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico
Assigned to the 151st Adjutant General Postal Detachment 3, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Spc. Frances M. Vega was killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: November 02, 2003
Puerto Rican soldier killed in Chinook helicopter downing buried with full military honors
Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Army Spc. Frances M. Vega, one of 16 people killed in the crash of a U.S. transport helicopter in Iraq, was buried Nov. 9 at a ceremony kept private at her family’s request, the military said.
Vega, 20, was buried at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in suburban Bayamon with full military honors, Army spokesman Jose Pagan said. Vega was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star for bravery and a Purple Heart, Pagan said.
“We feel overwhelmed by her loss but at the same time with pride that she was a soldier who made the ultimate sacrifice,” he said.
Vega’s body arrived from Dover Air Force Base,...
Occupation
the 151st Adjutant General Postal Detachment 3, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident
Army Spc. Frances M. Vega was killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Frances M Vega
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.