Sgt. 1st Class Javier Jaguar Gutierrez, 28, was from San Antonio, according to officials. He was killed along with Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez, 28, from New Mexico, in a so-called “insider attack” in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province late Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire, according to military officials.
Both soldiers were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), out of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
“Sgt. 1st Class Gutierrez’ was a warrior that exemplified selfless service and a commitment to the mission, both values that we embody here in the 7th Special Forces Group,” said Col. John W. Sannes, 7th Special Forces Group Commander.
Staff Sgt. Gutierrez was posthumously promoted to Sgt. 1st Class and awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart, according to a U.S. Army Special Operations Command release.∼A wonderful soul. We will always remember you as a man of God , being a loving husband and father . We miss you everyday.
Both soldiers were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), out of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
“Sgt. 1st Class Gutierrez’ was a warrior that exemplified selfless service and a commitment to the mission, both values that we embody here in the 7th Special Forces Group,” said Col. John W. Sannes, 7th Special Forces Group Commander.
Staff Sgt. Gutierrez was posthumously promoted to Sgt. 1st Class and awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart, according to a U.S. Army Special Operations Command release.∼A wonderful soul. We will always remember you as a man of God , being a loving husband and father . We miss you everyday.
Sgt. 1st Class Javier Jaguar Gutierrez, 28, was from San Antonio, according to officials. He was killed along with Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez, 28, from New Mexico, in a so-called “insider attack” in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province late Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire, according to military officials.
Both soldiers were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), out of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
“Sgt. 1st Class Gutierrez’ was a warrior that exemplified selfless service and a commitment to the mission, both values that we embody here in the 7th Special Forces Group,” said Col. John W. Sannes, 7th Special Forces Group Commander.
Staff Sgt. Gutierrez was posthumously promoted to Sgt. 1st Class and awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart, according to a U.S. Army Special Operations Command release.∼A wonderful soul. We will always remember you as a man of God , being a loving husband and father . We miss you everyday.
Both soldiers were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), out of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
“Sgt. 1st Class Gutierrez’ was a warrior that exemplified selfless service and a commitment to the mission, both values that we embody here in the 7th Special Forces Group,” said Col. John W. Sannes, 7th Special Forces Group Commander.
Staff Sgt. Gutierrez was posthumously promoted to Sgt. 1st Class and awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart, according to a U.S. Army Special Operations Command release.∼A wonderful soul. We will always remember you as a man of God , being a loving husband and father . We miss you everyday.
