16 June 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn.

Spc. Marcos A. Cintron, 32, of Orlando, Fla., died June 16 at a medical facility in Boston, Mass., of wounds suffered June 6 at Baghdad, Iraq, when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.


This soldier was one of the group who were killed in that early morning attack on 6 June 2011 - five others were killed instantly.