Staff Sgt. Virgil C. Martinez
Hometown: West Valley, Utah, U.S.
Age: 33 years old
Died: May 6, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Died May 6 in Kadhimiyah, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire in Baghdad.
Related Links:
A forlorn return: Utah G.I. finds rest (The Salt Lake Tribune, May--, 2007)
