Name: Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez Age: 26 From: Loveland, Colo.; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; Incident: Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez died May 9 in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device and came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire. Died:
May
09, 2008 Afghanistan ambush kills Loveland soldier
By Robert Moore
Fort Collins Coloradoan
LOVELAND — Given an opportunity to borrow a cell phone recently between combat patrols in Afghanistan, Sgt. Isaac Palomarez called his mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day.
Days later, he was killed in an ambush in the war-torn country’s Kapisa Province.
“He just had a few minutes, so he called to say hello to us. He said he wanted to wish us all a happy Mother’s Day,” his mother, Elma Palomarez, said at her west Loveland home Saturday night.
Sgt. Palomarez, 26, was killed early Friday in Afghanistan (Thursday Colorado time). The Defense Department said he was killed “when his patrol...
Prayers & Condolences For: Isaac Palomarez BY Anonymous on May 21, 2008
I, along with a grateful city and a grateful nation, thank you, Sgt. Palomarez, for your selfless dedication to freedom. You died that others may live; no greater love hath any man.A Loveland Vet
Prayers & Condolences For: Isaac Palomarez BY Anonymous on May 17, 2008
We will always miss and love you Palo...we will NEVER FORGET!!
Prayers & Condolences For: Isaac Palomarez BY Anonymous on May 17, 2008
Isaac was a friend from high school. He will always be a HERO and will be missed by alot of people.
Prayers & Condolences For: Isaac Palomarez BY miyembro on May 14, 2008
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Prayers & Condolences For: Isaac Palomarez BY John on May 13, 2008
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.