SPC Jose L. Ruiz

Army SPC Jose L. Ruiz, 28, of Brentwood, N.Y.;

assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment,

1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division,

Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Lewis, Wash.;

killed Aug. 15 by small-arms fire from a civilian vehicle while

he was conducting security operations in Mosul, Iraq.

Died:  August 15, 2005