In Memory OfSSG Justin L. Vasquez

SSG Justin L. Vasquez, 26, U.S. Army, born in Colorado January 26, 1979, was killed in action on June 5, 2005. Vasquez served as a Cavalry Scout with 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, and deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom. While conducting a mounted counterinsurgency operation in Baghdad, an IED detonated as his vehicle drove past. Vasquez and two of his brothers-in-arms did not survive the blast. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, and has a scholarship program named in his honor. Rest easy, Hero! Til Valhalla, Brother!