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Joseph L. Gallegos
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Name: Army Spc. Joseph L. Gallegos
Age: 39
From: Questa, N.M.
Assigned to the 720th Transportation Company, New Mexico Army National Guard, in Las Vegas, N.M.
Incident: Army Spc. Joseph L. Gallegos died Oct. 28 in Tallil, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident.
Died: October 28, 2009
Guardsman in Iraq dies of heart attack
The Associated Press
Age: 39
From: Questa, N.M.
Assigned to the 720th Transportation Company, New Mexico Army National Guard, in Las Vegas, N.M.
Incident: Army Spc. Joseph L. Gallegos died Oct. 28 in Tallil, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident.
Died: October 28, 2009
Guardsman in Iraq dies of heart attack
The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico National Guard said a 39-year-old soldier deployed to Iraq has died after a heart attack.
Spc. Joseph L. Gallegos of Questa died Wednesday in Tallil, Iraq. He was a vehicle mechanic with the 720th Transportation Company out of Las Vegas, N.M.
About 130 members of the unit left New Mexico on May 14 for training before deploying to Iraq in July.
Gallegos served in the Navy and Army before recently joining the National Guard after a five-year break in military service.
...Occupation
the 720th Transportation Company, New Mexico Army National Guard, in Las Vegas, N.M.;
Incident
Army Spc. Joseph L. Gallegos died Oct. 28 in Tallil, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident.
Prayers & Messages
Joseph L. Gallegos
2009-11-03
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.