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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Juan M. Alcantara, 22, of New York, died Aug. 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. Alcantara was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
All of us at SBN offer our sincere condolences to the Alcantara family, as well as his friends.
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