stormy
04-28-2003, 04:56 PM
This is another young man from our area--one got to come home, as one of the 7 released hostages. * *One from here is still in the hospital suffering and, hopefully, recovering from many gun shots! * *I know these families would appreciate your prayers!
Apr 28, 4:23 PM EDT
Last Soldier Missing in Iraq Found Dead
LOS FRESNOS, Texas (AP) -- Army Sgt. Edward John Anguiano, the last U.S. soldier missing in Iraq, was found dead, family members and the Pentagon said Monday.
Anguiano, 24, disappeared after his convoy was attacked March 23 near Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. Anguiano's grandfather and an aunt said military officials notified the family late Sunday.
"What we heard is that he was ambushed," said Vicente Anguiano Sr., 72. "They found his truck, the one he drove, and it had been stripped - tires and everything. They found a body near the truck."
Officials used DNA tests to confirm the remains were Anguiano, the grandfather said. He did not know when the body was found but believed Edward Anguiano was killed during the initial ambush.
Anguiano's family members gathered in this south Texas town over the Easter weekend and held out hope he would return soon. The soldier's mother "is very sad. She was not expecting him to be found dead," said the soldier's aunt, Maria Anguiano.
Read *the rest here--Lest We Forget (http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ_FINAL_MIA?SITE= TXAUS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)
Apr 28, 4:23 PM EDT
Last Soldier Missing in Iraq Found Dead
LOS FRESNOS, Texas (AP) -- Army Sgt. Edward John Anguiano, the last U.S. soldier missing in Iraq, was found dead, family members and the Pentagon said Monday.
Anguiano, 24, disappeared after his convoy was attacked March 23 near Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. Anguiano's grandfather and an aunt said military officials notified the family late Sunday.
"What we heard is that he was ambushed," said Vicente Anguiano Sr., 72. "They found his truck, the one he drove, and it had been stripped - tires and everything. They found a body near the truck."
Officials used DNA tests to confirm the remains were Anguiano, the grandfather said. He did not know when the body was found but believed Edward Anguiano was killed during the initial ambush.
Anguiano's family members gathered in this south Texas town over the Easter weekend and held out hope he would return soon. The soldier's mother "is very sad. She was not expecting him to be found dead," said the soldier's aunt, Maria Anguiano.
Read *the rest here--Lest We Forget (http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ_FINAL_MIA?SITE= TXAUS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)