EL PASO -- A field artillery soldier from Sunland Park died of injuries suffered when his vehicle ran into a highway overpass in Baghdad, Iraq, Army officials said Friday.
Pvt. Francisco J. Guardado-Ramirez, 21, was in a heavily armored Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle when it hit the overpass, officials said. He died Wednesday.
Guardado-Ramirez was with the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga. He was a cannon crew member.
He joined the Army in June 2008 and arrived at Fort Stewart in November that year. It was his first deployment.
1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga
Pvt. Francisco J. Guardado-Ramirez, 21, was in a heavily armored Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle when it hit the overpass, officials said. He died Wednesday.
Guardado-Ramirez was with the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga. He was a cannon crew member.
He joined the Army in June 2008 and arrived at Fort Stewart in November that year. It was his first deployment.
1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga
EL PASO -- A field artillery soldier from Sunland Park died of injuries suffered when his vehicle ran into a highway overpass in Baghdad, Iraq, Army officials said Friday.
Pvt. Francisco J. Guardado-Ramirez, 21, was in a heavily armored Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle when it hit the overpass, officials said. He died Wednesday.
Guardado-Ramirez was with the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga. He was a cannon crew member.
He joined the Army in June 2008 and arrived at Fort Stewart in November that year. It was his first deployment.
1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga
Pvt. Francisco J. Guardado-Ramirez, 21, was in a heavily armored Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle when it hit the overpass, officials said. He died Wednesday.
Guardado-Ramirez was with the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga. He was a cannon crew member.
He joined the Army in June 2008 and arrived at Fort Stewart in November that year. It was his first deployment.
1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga
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