Bronx soldier killed in Iraq
A 26-year-old Bronx man who enlisted in the Army earlier this year was identified as one of two soldiers killed Tuesday by a roadside bomb in Iraq, the Defense Department said Wednesday night.
Pvt. Isaac T. Cortes died of injuries he suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated as his vehicle rode past in Amerli, Iraq, about 100 miles north of Baghdad.
Cortes was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) in Fort Drum, N.Y.
Cortes, whose family declined to comment last night, died along with Spc. Benjamin J. Garrison, 25, of Houston, Texas, who was assigned to the same unit.
Cortes was an infantryman who enlisted in the Army in January and finished his basic and advanced individual training at Fort Benning, Ga.
His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and Army Service Ribbon.
He is survived by his parents and brother.
SOURCE: Newsday
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