Army Sgt. Conrad Alvarez, 22, of Big Spring, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device on Feb. 19. Also killed were Cpl. Albert Bitton and Spc. Micheal B. Matlock Jr.
“Texas Soldier Among Three Killed In Iraq”
DALLAS — A West Texas soldier was one of three killed in Iraq from injuries suffered in an explosion this week, the Pentagon said.
Sgt. Conrad Alvarez, 22, of Big Spring, Texas, died Feb. 20, a day after being injured when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
His colleagues, Cpl. Albert Bitton, 20, of Chicago, and Spc. Micheal B. Matlock Jr., 21, of Glen Burniem, Md., also died.
All three were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Alvarez entered the Army in March 2005 and arrived at Fort Campbell in August 2005
He is survived by his wife, Maria, of Oak Grove, Ky.; daughters Celeste and Alyssa, of Sweetwater; his mother, Belinda Alcala, of Big Spring and his father, Arthur.
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