Melvin Mora Lopez
Sergeant Melvin Mora Lopez,
28, of Arecibo, Puerto Rico Unit: U.S.
Army Reserves 245th Maintenance Company out of St. Louis, MO on June 6,
2004 when under surprise attack a mortar shell exploded in his barracks.
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Puertoricowow.com -- ARECIBO (AP) Sgt. Melvin Mora Lopez, a 28 year-old native of Arecibo, was killed on Sunday in Iraq, joining the ranks of Puerto Rican casualties of the United States? War on Terror.
Jose Pagan, local U.S. Army spokesman, said Lopez was killed when a mortar exploded near him.
"The incident occurred during a surprise attack on Camp Cooke, were the Sgt. Mora Lopez was stationed,? said Pagan in a prepared statement.
Camp Cooke, which was established in the former Al Taji Air Base, is 27 km northwest of Baghdad.
According to Pagan, Sgt. Mora Lopez was single and had relocated to the United States nine years ago, where he joined the Army Reserves 245th Maintenance Company based in St. Louis, Missouri.
The victims parents, who live in Arecibo's Jarelito neighborhood, were notified on Sunday evening about the death of their son.
His father, Hermes Mora, is a maintenance worker at Cayetano Coll y Toste Hospital in Arecibo and his mother Irma Lopez is a teacher with the Department of Education.
His parents were not available for comments and the date of arrival of his remains is still unknown.
The is the 16th Puerto Rican soldier killed in the United States? war on terror
Coffin of Sgt. Melvin Mora
Lopez at the cemetery of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, June 14. Mora Lopez, 28, was
killed on June 6 in a mortar attack at Camp Cooke, north of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Gia
Morales)
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