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Fort Drum, New YorkHome of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) |
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May 31, 2006 Release # 0605-15 By PAO
NEWS RELEASE: 10th Mountain Division Soldier dies May 27 of combat wounds FORT DRUM - A 10th Mountain Division Soldier wounded in Iraq May 22 died May 27 from his wounds at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.Spc. J. Adan Garcia, 20, was a combat engineer assigned to Company A, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, N.Y. Garcia was shot by suspected enemy forces while serving as a gunner in a vehicle convoy in Baghdad May 22. He was transferred to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center May 23 for further treatment before being moved to NNMC. A native of Irving, Texas, Garcia entered the Army in November 2003 and trained at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., to be a combat engineer. Following basic and advanced individual training he was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team at Fort Drum in April 2004. He deployed with his unit to Iraq in August 2005. His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and the Combat Action Badge. Garcia is survived by his parents, Joe Garcia and Cynthia Garcia of Irving, Texas. |
