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CPT Ulises Burgos-Cruz

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CPT Ulises Burgos-Cruz

Birth
Puerto Rico, USA
Death
6 Apr 2008 (aged 29)
Diyala, Iraq
Burial
Humacao, Humacao Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA Add to Map
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Captain Ulises Burgos-Cruz, of Puerto Rico, was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, based at Fort Riley, Kansas. He joined the Army in June 2001 and was an ordnance officer serving on a military transition team. He died in Balad, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He is survived by his wife, who he married in 2001. Capt. Burgos-Cruz was buried with the ashes of 2 of their children who passed away before birth. His wife is expecting anther child in the summer of 2008.
Captain Ulises Burgos-Cruz, of Puerto Rico, was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, based at Fort Riley, Kansas. He joined the Army in June 2001 and was an ordnance officer serving on a military transition team. He died in Balad, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He is survived by his wife, who he married in 2001. Capt. Burgos-Cruz was buried with the ashes of 2 of their children who passed away before birth. His wife is expecting anther child in the summer of 2008.

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  • Created by: Sue
  • Added: Apr 7, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25825607/ulises-burgos-cruz: accessed ), memorial page for CPT Ulises Burgos-Cruz (1 Jan 1979–6 Apr 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25825607, citing Cementerio Pax Christi, Humacao, Humacao Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA; Maintained by Sue (contributor 46778782).