Freedom Remembered

Born Oct. 30, 1988

Died on June 2, 2010  in Baghdad, Iraq

Pvt. Francisco J. Guardado-Ramirez,  of Sunland Park, New Mexico, was called Frank by those who knew and loved him. A graduate of Santa Teresa High School in Santa Teresa, N.M., Frank enlisted in the Army in June of 2008 and arrived at Fort Stewart, Georgia, in November 2008. He was assigned to the 1stBattalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, from Fort Stewart, Georgia. His unit’s duty there was to conduct humanitarian missions, delivering bags of grain, drinking water and pre-packaged meals. He was serving as a convoy gunner inside a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle that struck an overpass. He was ejected after the vehicle’s turret struck the structure and transported to the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, where he died.

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