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Virgil C. Martinez
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Name: Army Staff Sgt. Virgil C. Martinez
Age: 33
From: West Valley, Utah
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Virgil C. Martinez died May 6 in Kadhimiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire in Baghdad.
Died: May 06, 2007
Utah native killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 33
From: West Valley, Utah
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Virgil C. Martinez died May 6 in Kadhimiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire in Baghdad.
Died: May 06, 2007
Utah native killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah native on his second tour of duty in Iraq was killed by a roadside bomb, his father said.
Virgil Chance Martinez, 33, graduated from West Jordan High School in 1992. He had been stationed in Germany with the Army for eight years.
Virgil Martinez said his son, who was killed May 6, believed in what he was doing.
“The last time we spoke to him, he told us, ‘We need to be here,’ ” the elder Martinez said May 8.
“We have stood by him in whatever decision he has ever made and we believe he died doing what was right. He will never be forgotten and will always be missed,” the father said.
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the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany;
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. Virgil C. Martinez died May 6 in Kadhimiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire in Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Virgil C Martinez
2007-05-21
Dear Lord, please bless the soul of this brave soldier and hold him in Your loving Arms. Please keep Your Shining Light over his family and loved ones. May God give you peace in your heart and strength to carry on. He has proudly served his country. Now, he proudly serves with angel's wings.