Sgt. Matthew S. Apuan
Hometown: Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
Age: 27 years old
Died: February 18, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Killed when his unit came in contact with the enemy using small arms fire while on combat patrol in Baghdad.
Related Links:
Soldier's body arrives in city (Las Cruces Sun-News, Feb. 27, 2007)
Family remembers fallen son (Las Cruces Sun-News, Feb. 21, 2007)
Las Cruces Family Plans Funeral Of Fallen Soldier (KFOX-TV, Feb. 19, 2007)
