Joe G. Charfauros Jr
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Age: 33
From: Rota, Mariana Islands
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Army Spc. Joe G. Charfauros Jr. died June 20 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Maj. Sid W. Brookshire, Staff Sgt. Darren P. Hubbell and Pfc. David J. Bentz III.
Died: June 20, 2007
Family, friends remember soldier killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
Army Spc. Joe G. Charfauros Jr.’s mother recalled that the last time she talked to his son was in May. Before passing the phone to his wife, she never failed to always tell her son to take care of himself.
“I always told him to be careful. If I had the chance to talk to him, I would still tell him to be careful,” said Annie Charfauros. Charfauros, 33, of Rota, Mariana Islands, was killed June 20 by a roadside bomb in Baghdad. He was assigned to Fort Stewart, Ga., and was a former police officer.
Charfauros’s mother described her second oldest son as having a good disposition in life. “He is always the friendly one,” she said.
“Charfauros will always be fondly remembered by family and friends during gatherings at the ranch or at the beach,” Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Villagomez said.
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