Joseph E. Rodriguez
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Age: 25 of Las Cruces
From: Las Cruces, N.M.
Assigned to the 8th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Rodriguez was killed Jan. 28 when an improvised explosive device struck his armored vehicle in Baghdad.
Died: January 28, 2005
Las Cruces soldier killed by insurgents in Iraq
Associated Press
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A Las Cruces High School graduate who went on to fulfill his ambitions of serving in the Army died last week in Iraq.
Joseph Rodriguez, 25, was killed Friday when insurgents attacked a convoy that he was leading through south Baghdad. He was a staff sergeant with the 1st Cavalry Division, 8th Engineer Battalion, based at Fort Hood, Texas.
His mother, Gloria Nava of Las Cruces, said Monday that her son was known for his drive to excel at all he did, including the fight for a free Iraq.
“He was dedicated to the cause,” she said.
Rodriguez, who wanted to join the Army since childhood, enlisted in 1998.
“I’m going to honor him for the soldier that he was and his belief in democracy,” his father, Robert Rodriguez, told the Brownsville Herald.
Joseph Rodriguez is survived by his wife and a 2-year-old son, who live in...
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Prayers & Messages
Thank you for your service to our country and to the world. I am so glad your state honored you by helping you father attend your funeral. I am so sorry to have lost you to this war as I am sure your family and loved ones are more sorry.
May you rest in peace knowing you were doing what you believed in and may God comfort your family and friends in that fact.
Thank YOU,
Mary