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1st BCT, 3ID PAO
FOB SPEICHER, Iraq " Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division gathered to honor one of own for Veterans Day.
The 1st BCT dedicated their headquarters building November 11 to Cpl. Aleina Ramirez, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Brigade Troops Battalion, who died April 15 in an indirect fire attack on Forward Operating Base Dagger near Tikrit.
Lt. Col. Douglas Victor, 1-3 BTB commander, said today's dedication was to honor Ramirez along with all of America's veterans.
"Because Corporal Ramirez earned our respect as a person and as a soldier it is only fitting to set aside something permanent in her name," said Victor during the ceremony.
"As we celebrate Veterans Day, Corporal Ramirez is obviously one of those American veterans that accepted her responsibility to do something for her country and to defend freedom," said Victor.
During the ceremony a plaque and photo of Ramirez was placed on the building in memoriam.
Ramirez, who's hometown is Hormiguero, Puerto Rico, first enlisted as an administrative specialist with the Puerto Rican National Guard in 1992 and joined the active duty ranks in 2004. During Operation Iraqi Freedom III she was assigned as a 1-3 BTB battalion personal security detachment member.
| Date Taken: | 11.11.2005 |
| Date Posted: | 11.11.2005 11:35 |
| Story ID: | 3712 |
| Location: | TIKRIT, IQ |
| Web Views: | 328 |
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