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Army Cpl. Gilberto A. Meza, 21, of Oxnard, Calif.
Cpl. Meza was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died Oct. 6, 2007 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.
Ventura County Star -- An U.S. Army soldier from Oxnard has become the 17th casualty in the four-year-old Iraq war.
Cpl. Gilberto A. Meza, 21, died in Baghdad from wounds he sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit on Saturday, a Department of Defense press release said.
Meza was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
Meza was the third Oxnard resident to die in the Iraq war. The last was Spc. Jaime Rodriguez Jr., 19, who died in Saqlawiyah when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Meza entered Oxnard High School in 2000, and later transferred to Channel Islands High School, Frontier High School and the Oxnard Union High School District's GED program in 2004, officials said.
Attempts to contact the family were unsuccessful.
Army Cpl. Gilberto A. Meza was killed in action on 10/06/07.
3 comments:
We miss you CPL Meza. You will never be forgotten. RIP
We miss you CPL Meza. You will never be forgotten and you will always remain close to our hearts. Rest in peace.
Cpl Meza, you will never be forgotten. My husband was there the day you passed away and it your death haunted him until the end. You were special to him and he always did something of significance to honor you and your life on 10/6. He wanted to make sure to let everyone know you mattered. He's with you now in heaven and I hope you both were able to see each other. Prayers of peace to all your loved ones. May you never be forgotten.
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