SGT Yoe Aneiros
September 7, 1984 ~ September 7, 2004
20, of Newark, New Jersey.
Aneiros died in Sadr City when his patrol vehicle came under attack by enemy
forces using rocket-propelled grenades. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion,
70th Armor, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
New Jersey soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. — An Army tank crew member has become the third Newark
resident to be killed in the war in Iraq.
Officials at Fort Riley, Kan., and the Department of Defense identified the soldier
as Spc. Yoe M. Aneiros, 20.
They said he died Tuesday when enemy troops attacked his patrol vehicle in Sadr
city with rocket-propelled grenades.
Aneiros served in the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st
Armored Division, which deployed to Iraq in June. Aneiros also had served a tour
in Iraq last year.
Fort Riley said he enlisted in the Army in September 2002.
“Yoe M. Aneiros was truly one of Newark’s best,” Newark Mayor Sharpe James
said. “A leader, patriot and role model, he served his city and his country with
honor and valor in the U.S. Armed Forces.
“He served and fought to protect our liberties and values, and sacrificed his life
for them,” the mayor said. “He is truly a hero in every sense of the word.”
Aneiros is the third Newark resident to be killed in Iraq. In June, Sgt. Humberto
Timoteo, 25, a New Jersey National Guardsman, was killed by a roadside bomb. In
November, Army Sgt. Joel Perez, 25, died when his helicopter was shot down.
September 7, 1984 ~ September 7, 2004
20, of Newark, New Jersey.
Aneiros died in Sadr City when his patrol vehicle came under attack by enemy
forces using rocket-propelled grenades. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion,
70th Armor, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
New Jersey soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. — An Army tank crew member has become the third Newark
resident to be killed in the war in Iraq.
Officials at Fort Riley, Kan., and the Department of Defense identified the soldier
as Spc. Yoe M. Aneiros, 20.
They said he died Tuesday when enemy troops attacked his patrol vehicle in Sadr
city with rocket-propelled grenades.
Aneiros served in the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st
Armored Division, which deployed to Iraq in June. Aneiros also had served a tour
in Iraq last year.
Fort Riley said he enlisted in the Army in September 2002.
“Yoe M. Aneiros was truly one of Newark’s best,” Newark Mayor Sharpe James
said. “A leader, patriot and role model, he served his city and his country with
honor and valor in the U.S. Armed Forces.
“He served and fought to protect our liberties and values, and sacrificed his life
for them,” the mayor said. “He is truly a hero in every sense of the word.”
Aneiros is the third Newark resident to be killed in Iraq. In June, Sgt. Humberto
Timoteo, 25, a New Jersey National Guardsman, was killed by a roadside bomb. In
November, Army Sgt. Joel Perez, 25, died when his helicopter was shot down.
HONORING SGT Yoe Aneiros
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