Arturo E. Rodriguez, 19

Army, Private 1st Class

Based: Ft. Campbell, Ky.

2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: March 12, 2011

Paktika province, Afghanistan

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Bellflower

High School: Bellflower High (Bellflower)

Burial: Jardines del Eden, Tonala, Jalisco, Mexico

Rodriguez died March 12 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. In December 2009, Rodriguez enlisted in the Army, just days after his cousin, Carlos Alberto Lopez, also joined.

Michael J. Hinkle II, 03/16/2011

Eric S. Trueblood, 03/10/2011

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May I first start off by expressing my condolences to you and your family of Private 1st class soldier Arturo Rodriguez. I am deeply saddend by your loss. Even though I never met your son, I have a great admiration for what he was there to accomplish. On behalf of Calvary Chapel Santa Fe Springs and myself we would like to extend a personal invite to our "Day to Honor"community festival where we come together as a community in the city of Santa Fe Springs and honor our Fallen Hero and their families. This community event would take place May 29th,2011. I will continue to ask the Lord to strengthen you and your family daily as you go through this difficult time.

” — Sabrina, March 24, 2011 at 2:04 p.m.

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