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Aug 01, 1971 Alexandria, Virginia, United States Died on 22 Oct 2005 (aged 34)
soldier, 2,000th American soldier killed in combat in Iraq
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About George T. Alexander
- Staff Sergeant George T.
- Alexander Jr.
- (August 5, 1971 – October 22, 2005) was the 2,000th American soldier killed in combat in Iraq since the beginning of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, according to the Associated Press.
- He was serving as a crewman on a M2 Bradley combat vehicle when he was mortally wounded. Alexander, an African-American, died October 22, 2005 at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas after being treated for injuries sustained five days earlier, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2 Bradley in the city of Samarra. A 1989 graduate of Chilton County High School, Alexander spent two years working as a construction labourer before joining the military as Desert Storm began.
- At the time of his death, he was serving his third tour of duty in Iraq, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, of Fort Benning, Georgia. He is survived by his wife Fina, and two children Jsai and Alexandria.
- His body was buried at the Agee Memorial Garden in Clanton, Alabama.
