El Sargento Martínez de 28 años de edad murió al estallar un artefacto explosivo cerca del camión militar en el que viajaba. Al soldado se le otorgó pòstumamente la Medalla de Bronce, el Corazòn Púrpura y la Medalla de Elogio del Ejército. Martínez pertenecía a la Compañía B del Batallón 82 de Apoyo al Soldado, una unidad con sede en Fort Bragg, Carolina del Norte.
Lo sobreviven sus padres Daniel Martínez y Luz Jiménez; su hermano, César Martinez y la novia del militar, Jaimee Turner de Carolina del Norte.
∼He insisted on going to Iraq when he had the choice, and he even turned down the recent offer of a two-week furlough. Sgt. Francisco Martinez was completely dedicated to being a soldier. "He loved the military life. ... It was his life," said his father, Daniel Martinez. Martinez, 28, was killed Nov. 4 when a roadside bomb hit the truck he was traveling in near Baghdad. He grew up in Humacao, Puerto Rico, and joined the Army 10 years ago. Martinez completed a year of service in South Korea before transferring to Fort Bragg, N.C., where he remained until the military sent him to Iraq this spring. Martinez was expected to complete his tour in January. He planned to bring his girlfriend home to meet his family then, his father said. He is survived by his father and his mother, Luz Jimenez.
https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-sgt-francisco-martinez/256845
Lo sobreviven sus padres Daniel Martínez y Luz Jiménez; su hermano, César Martinez y la novia del militar, Jaimee Turner de Carolina del Norte.
∼He insisted on going to Iraq when he had the choice, and he even turned down the recent offer of a two-week furlough. Sgt. Francisco Martinez was completely dedicated to being a soldier. "He loved the military life. ... It was his life," said his father, Daniel Martinez. Martinez, 28, was killed Nov. 4 when a roadside bomb hit the truck he was traveling in near Baghdad. He grew up in Humacao, Puerto Rico, and joined the Army 10 years ago. Martinez completed a year of service in South Korea before transferring to Fort Bragg, N.C., where he remained until the military sent him to Iraq this spring. Martinez was expected to complete his tour in January. He planned to bring his girlfriend home to meet his family then, his father said. He is survived by his father and his mother, Luz Jimenez.
https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-sgt-francisco-martinez/256845
El Sargento Martínez de 28 años de edad murió al estallar un artefacto explosivo cerca del camión militar en el que viajaba. Al soldado se le otorgó pòstumamente la Medalla de Bronce, el Corazòn Púrpura y la Medalla de Elogio del Ejército. Martínez pertenecía a la Compañía B del Batallón 82 de Apoyo al Soldado, una unidad con sede en Fort Bragg, Carolina del Norte.
Lo sobreviven sus padres Daniel Martínez y Luz Jiménez; su hermano, César Martinez y la novia del militar, Jaimee Turner de Carolina del Norte.
∼He insisted on going to Iraq when he had the choice, and he even turned down the recent offer of a two-week furlough. Sgt. Francisco Martinez was completely dedicated to being a soldier. "He loved the military life. ... It was his life," said his father, Daniel Martinez. Martinez, 28, was killed Nov. 4 when a roadside bomb hit the truck he was traveling in near Baghdad. He grew up in Humacao, Puerto Rico, and joined the Army 10 years ago. Martinez completed a year of service in South Korea before transferring to Fort Bragg, N.C., where he remained until the military sent him to Iraq this spring. Martinez was expected to complete his tour in January. He planned to bring his girlfriend home to meet his family then, his father said. He is survived by his father and his mother, Luz Jimenez.
https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-sgt-francisco-martinez/256845
Lo sobreviven sus padres Daniel Martínez y Luz Jiménez; su hermano, César Martinez y la novia del militar, Jaimee Turner de Carolina del Norte.
∼He insisted on going to Iraq when he had the choice, and he even turned down the recent offer of a two-week furlough. Sgt. Francisco Martinez was completely dedicated to being a soldier. "He loved the military life. ... It was his life," said his father, Daniel Martinez. Martinez, 28, was killed Nov. 4 when a roadside bomb hit the truck he was traveling in near Baghdad. He grew up in Humacao, Puerto Rico, and joined the Army 10 years ago. Martinez completed a year of service in South Korea before transferring to Fort Bragg, N.C., where he remained until the military sent him to Iraq this spring. Martinez was expected to complete his tour in January. He planned to bring his girlfriend home to meet his family then, his father said. He is survived by his father and his mother, Luz Jimenez.
https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-sgt-francisco-martinez/256845
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