CAMP VICTORY, Iraq – Soldiers from Multi-National Corps – Iraq and Multi-National Division – Baghdad, salute during the playing of the National Anthem at a ceremony Sep. 10 dedicating the Johnny J. Peralez Jr. School of Combat Medicine. Peralez, a member of the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, MND-B, died Jan. 5 near Karbala while providing medical coverage to his team during convoy operations, when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvised-explosive device. Peralez, from Kingsville, Texas, who died a month before his 26th birthday, was the first Soldier-medic to die during the division's current rotation to Iraq.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mary Mott, 363rd MPAD)
Date Taken: | 09.10.2006 |
Date Posted: | 09.20.2006 15:02 |
Photo ID: | 30286 |
Resolution: | 1750x1140 |
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Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
Web Views: | 190 |
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