Daniel E. Gomez

Died: July 18, 2007

Rank: Specialist

Unit: 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

Branch: U.S. Army

Specialist Daniel E. Gomez gave his life in service to his country on July 18, 2007, when his vehicle was attacked in Adhamiyah, Iraq. The enemy employed a makeshift bomb and small arms fire against Gomez’s unit. He served with the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, out of Schweinfurt, Germany, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. At Gomez’s request, his family laid their eldest son to rest in San Antonio, Texas, close to where he had trained to be a medic. He was buried with full military honors in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.