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Alexander U Gagalac
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Name: Army Sgt. Alexander U. Gagalac
Age: 28
From: Wahiawa, Hawaii
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident: Army Sgt. Alexander U. Gagalac died Sept. 9 in Hawijah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket during combat operations.
Died: September 09, 2007
Soldier killed: ‘The taste of freedom is going to be sweet’
The Associated Press
Age: 28
From: Wahiawa, Hawaii
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident: Army Sgt. Alexander U. Gagalac died Sept. 9 in Hawijah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket during combat operations.
Died: September 09, 2007
Soldier killed: ‘The taste of freedom is going to be sweet’
The Associated Press
WAHIAWA, Hawaii — Sgt. Alexis Gagalac says he was at National Guard drill practice when his cell phone beeped with a message from his mother: “Come back home. Your brother is dead.”
Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, 28, of Wahiawa, died just eight days before he was to leave the war. A rocket-propelled grenade hit his Humvee on Sept. 9 while he was on a combat patrol in Hawijah, Iraq.
Gagalac’s brother said he and Alexander, born just two minutes apart, were virtually inseparable. They joined the Army together in 2002 but were assigned to different units.
The surviving brother says he has asked the Army if he could escort his brother’s body home. The...
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the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii;
Incident
Army Sgt. Alexander U. Gagalac died Sept. 9 in Hawijah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket during combat operations.
Prayers & Messages
Alexander U Gagalac
2008-05-23
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.
Alexander U Gagalac
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.