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Army Spc. Gabriel T. Palacios
Died January 21, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
22, of Lynn, Mass.; assigned to the 588th Engineer Battalion (Heavy), 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 21 in a mortar attack on his forward operating base in Ba’qubah, Iraq.
A native of Nicaragua, Gabriel Palacios joined the Army in 2002. The combat engineer moved with front line troops, clearing mines, building temporary bridges and evaluating whether buildings and other structures were safe for troops to enter. Spc. Palacios, 22, died Jan. 21 when a mortar round exploded near Baqoubah, Iraq. He was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, and listed Lynn, Mass., as his home.
— Associated Press