Christopher M. Alcozer
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Age: 21
From: DeKalb, Ill.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Incident: Army Pvt. Christopher M. Alcozer was killed Nov. 19 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and grenades in Mosul, Iraq.
Died: November 19, 2005
Fort Wainwright soldier dies in Iraq ambush
Associated Press
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska — A 21-year-old Fort Wainwright soldier died in an ambush in the northern Iraq city of Mosul.
The Army said Pvt. Christopher Alcozer of the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team was killed Saturday when his patrol was ambushed by insurgents using small arms and hand grenades in Mosul.
The Army said 12 soldiers were injured, four of them seriously or very seriously. The other eight were not seriously hurt, the Army said.
Alcozer is from DeKalb, Ill., and joined the Army in January. He had been stationed at Fort Wainwright since May.
Alcozer was part of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
U.S. forces sealed off a house Sunday in Mosul where eight suspected al-Qaida members died in a shootout.
Alcozer is the fourth member of the 172nd Stryker...
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Prayers & Messages
Please embrace with all Your love and mercy the soul of this brave soldier, Army Pvt. Christopher M. Alcozer, and comfort him with Your Divine Presence.
Bless his heart and keep his family in Your Hands, Guard them and comfort them.
Amen