Julio E. Negron
Sgt. Julio E. Negron, 28,
born in
San German, Puerto Rico and resided in Pompano Beach Florida. Unit: 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support
Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group based in Fort Carson, Colorado on February
28, 2005 Died in Bayji, Iraq, in a military vehicle accident
Julio Enriques Negron
Rest In Peace
Former Pompano Beach resident dies in
Iraq crash
Associated Press
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — A soldier who lived in South Florida was killed when the
Humvee he was riding in crashed in Iraq, military officials said.
Sgt. Julio E. Negron, 28, of Pompano Beach, died Monday in Bayji, Iraq, the
Department of Defense said Wednesday.
He was one of two soldiers stationed at Fort Carson, Colo., who died from
injuries sustained in the crash. Spc. Lizbeth Robles, 31, of Vega Baja, Puerto
Rico, died Tuesday in an Army hospital in Tikrit, the Defense Department said.
Both soldiers were part of the 360th Transportation Company, which sent 180
soldiers to Iraq in late December to transport bulk fuel. They were among 1,800
soldiers in the 43rd Area Support Group serving in Iraq.
Negron, a native of San German, Puerto Rico, joined the Army in April 1997 after
moving to Pompano Beach from Maryland to live with a brother, Edward, the family
said. He was the youngest of three brothers, all of whom were soldiers.
Negron’s first stint in Iraq ended in April, and he returned with the 360th in
December.
“His biggest joy was to be a soldier, wearing the U.S. Army uniform next to his
brothers,” said another brother, Jose Negron, 42. “He loved to show his mother
his uniform.”
The Humvee that Julio Negron was riding in Monday was part of a convoy, and he
was serving as a mounted gunner, said Jose Negron, who joined the Army in 1982.
An Army chaplain and several soldiers informed Jose Negron of his brother’s
death late Monday.
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