Jose L Ruiz

Brentwood, New York

August 15, 2005

Age

Military

Rank

Unit/Location

Army

Spc

Army's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team)

Fort Lewis, Washington

Killed in Mosul, Iraq, when he was conducting security operations and enemy forces using small arms fire drove by his position in a civilian vehicle.