Spc Edward J. Acosta
Born: April 30, 2024 in California
Died: March 5, 2024 in La Jolla, California
Spc. Edward J. Acosta, 21, of Hesperia, Calif., died March 5, in La Jolla, Calif., of injuries sustained Dec. 3, 2011, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised-explosive device in Wardak province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. Acosta enlisted in August 2008, trained as a combat medic, deployed to Korea in 2009 and was promoted in 2010. He deployed to Afghanistan in October and earned awards including the Purple Heart and Combat Medical Badge. Acosta, a combat medic, was riding in a vehicle struck by a bomb during a route-clearance mission on Dec. 3 in the Wardak province of Afghanistan. The blast that day killed three other Fort Bliss soldiers, Sgt. 1st Class Clark A. Corley Jr., Spc. Ryan M. Lumley and Spc. Thomas J. Mayberry.
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