Staff Sgt. Jay E. Martin
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Age: 29 years old
Died: April 29, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb detonated near his unit during combat operations in Baghdad.
Related Links:
Baltimore Soldier Dies in Iraq (The Washington Post, May 2, 2007)
'Shining star' dies serving in Iraq (Baltimore Sun, May 2, 2007)
Soldier with desire to protect weighed joining police (Rocky Mountain News, May 2, 2007)
