Spc Vincent Alexander Madero
Born: Aug. 27, 1985 in San Jose, California
Died: October 17, 2007 in Balad, Iraq
Spc. Vincent A. Madero of Port Hueneme, California attended Frontier High school and graduated from Oxnard High in 2003 before joining the Army. As a 130 Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems Specialist, Vincent attended basic training at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma in November of 2003. He then volunteered to be stationed at Fort Wainwright in January 2004, where he met his future wife, Ellen, of North Pole. They were married March 30, 2007, in Fairbanks right after Vincent returned from a 16-month tour in Iraq. He had many hobbies but mostly he enjoyed mechanics, camping, photography, art work, and he couldn’t survive without his music. He had every CD you could ever think of. Vince would go out of his way to help anybody and devoted his time to staying on top of things. Vince was a responsible leader. He used to say to his family: “When you feel alone, look at the spaces between your fingers, remember that in those spaces you can see my fingers.” His Awards and Decorations include, the Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and Combat Action Badge. He leaves his parents, Blas and Sybil Madero, his wife, Ellen Madero, his brother Daniel Hazelton, and his sister Cassey Penn. He died at age 22 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV.
Army
2nd Battalion
82nd Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Brigade Combat Team
1st Cavalry Division
Fort Hood, Texas
Burial is at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas – Sec 26 Site 3118
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