Army Spc. Roberto J. Causor Jr.

Died July 7, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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21, of San Jose, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died July 7 in Samarra, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire.

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Soldier from San Jose killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A 21-year-old soldier based here was killed over the weekend in Iraq, the Department of Defense announced July 9.

Spc. Roberto Causor Jr. of San Jose, Calif., was killed July 7 after a bomb went off near his patrol in Samarra, military officials said.

Causor was an automatic rifleman with the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, with the 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg.

He joined the Army in August 2004 and reported to Fort Bragg in February 2005.

Causor is survived by his father, Roberto Causor Sr., and his mother, Maria R. Causor, both of Rio Rancho, N.M.

Capt. Buddy Ferris, commander of C Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, said Causor will be missed.

“Spc. Causor epitomized the words of courage, selfless service and honor; he was a paratrooper that represented all that is great about America,” Ferris said in a statement.