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Isaac Palomarez

Isaac Palomarez

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Name: Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez

Age: 26

From: Loveland, Colo.;

Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.;

Incident: Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez died May 9 in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device and came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire.

Died: May 09, 2008


Afghanistan ambush kills Loveland soldier

By Robert Moore
Fort Collins Coloradoan

LOVELAND — Given an opportunity to borrow a cell phone recently between combat patrols in Afghanistan, Sgt. Isaac Palomarez called his mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day.

Days later, he was killed in an ambush in the war-torn country’s Kapisa Province.

“He just had a few minutes, so he called to say hello to us. He said he wanted to wish us all a happy Mother’s Day,” his mother, Elma Palomarez, said at her west Loveland home Saturday night.

Sgt. Palomarez, 26, was killed early Friday in Afghanistan (Thursday Colorado time). The Defense Department said he was killed “when his patrol...

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the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.;

Incident

Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez died May 9 in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device and came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire.

Prayers & Messages

Isaac Palomarez
2008-05-21
I, along with a grateful city and a grateful nation, thank you, Sgt. Palomarez, for your selfless dedication to freedom. You died that others may live; no greater love hath any man. A Loveland Vet
Isaac Palomarez
2008-05-17
Isaac was a friend from high school. He will always be a HERO and will be missed by alot of people.
Isaac Palomarez
2008-05-17
We will always miss and love you Palo...we will NEVER FORGET!!
Isaac Palomarez
2008-05-14
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime, with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family. Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Isaac Palomarez
2008-05-13
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.