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Jesse J Martinez
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Name: Army Pfc. Jesse J. Martinez
Age: 20
From: Tracy, Calif.
Assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Army Pfc. Jesse J. Martinez was killed July 14 when his vehicle rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle in Talafar, Iraq.
Died: July 14, 2004
Iraq vehicle accident claims life of Calif. soldier
Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Tracy, Calif.
Assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Army Pfc. Jesse J. Martinez was killed July 14 when his vehicle rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle in Talafar, Iraq.
Died: July 14, 2004
Iraq vehicle accident claims life of Calif. soldier
Associated Press
TRACY, Calif. — A 20-year-old soldier from Tracy died Wednesday in a vehicle accident in Iraq just two weeks before he was scheduled to come home for a short leave, his family said.
Pvt. Jesse Jack Martinez died when a vehicle carrying him and three other soldiers overturned outside of Mosul, his mother, Jan Martinez, said. An Air Force chaplain and an Army sergeant came to the family’s home Wednesday to deliver the news.
“My heart fell” when she opened her door, Martinez said.
Pvt. Martinez joined the Army because he thought it would help him become a police officer, his family said. He was a member of the Fort Lewis, Wash.-based Stryker Brigade...
Occupation
5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident
Army Pfc. Jesse J. Martinez was killed July 14 when his vehicle rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle in Talafar, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Jesse J Martinez
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.