Name:
Army Sgt. Christopher N. Gonzalez
Age:
25
From:
Winslow, Ariz.
Assigned to
1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident:
Army Sgt. Christopher N. Gonzalez was killed May 14 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also
Died:
May
14, 2007
Soldier from Navajo Nation dies in Iraq
The Associated Press
PHOENIX — A soldier from the Navajo Nation has died serving in Iraq, his family said May 15.
Army Sgt. Christopher Neil Gonzalez, 25, was killed May 14, though the Department of Defense has not confirmed or released details of his death.
Leonard Chee, a delegate to the Navajo Nation Council, said in a statement the entire Navajo community was in shock.
“This war has really hit home. Say a prayer for all our Navajo Native American soldiers who are in Iraq fighting,” Chee said.
According to Chee, Gonzalez was carrying out his second tour of duty in Iraq and left behind a wife and child.
Details on funeral services were not...
Occupation
1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.;
Incident
Army Sgt. Christopher N. Gonzalez was killed May 14 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also