La Prensa -- San Salvador. President Tony Saca lamented the death of a captain and the caused injuries to four soldiers more in an insurgent attack to a Salvadoran convoy in a town of the south of Iraq.

"The captain Jose Argelio Soto Ochoa died like a hero after contributing enormously to the humanitarian subject in favor of Iraq", said Extraction in a message to the nation, transmitted yesterday in a radio chain.

Extraction, that is in Japan like part of a tour by Asia, announced that it ordered to make agile the repatriation of the corpse of the official and informed that other four soldiers were slightly wounded.

The death of Soto captain Ochoa represents the fifth victim from the first shipment of the Salvadoran military in August of 2003.

Other 20 soldiers have been hurt in different attacks from the insurgents.

Soto Ochoa died Friday when the convoy was attacked with explosive devices in the neighborhoods of the city sureña of An Numaniya, province of Wasit, informed the vice-minister into National defense, general Ricardo Benjamín South wind.

The captain, of 39 years, comprised of a contingent of Salvadoran soldiers who escorted to a convoy with foods from the camping I throw in Diwaniya, towards the camping Delta, in the city To the Kut.

The Salvadoran official passed away when he was aerial evacuee via towards the hospital Cash of Bagdad, indicated the vice-minister.

In the attack they were with minor wounds subsergeant Jose Armando Morales, the end Isidro Meléndez Ascencio, the soldier Julian Eduardo Vásquez, and the end Arming Marroquín Silversmith.

The victims belong to a seventh contingent of 380 Salvadoran soldiers that in August traveled to Iraq to fulfill a mission of humanitarian aid until the 31 of December.

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Grove was original of San Miguel, where he himself Friday arrived the news. First of his family in finding out the tragedy she was Carmen Benavides, wife of the military man, who underwent a nervous collapse, according to his neighbors.

Soto Ochoa leaves in the orphanhood its Yoselyn daughters, of six years; Yasmín, of four and the small Daniel, who not yet turns both years of age.

Church requests to evaluate stay of troops in Iraq

The Archbishop of San Salvador, Fernando Sáenz Lacalle, asked the Government yesterday to reconsider the convenience of maintaining troops in Iraq after the death of the captain Jose Argelio Soto Ochoa, happened Friday in Bagdad.

"We are very ashamed with the news of a new victim in Iraq. I believe that a suggestion to the Government of El Salvador is opportune on the necessity to review if this sign from support to the United States is necessary or not", expressed the archbishop in a press conference.

It added that "we prayed by the victim and her family and asked our Gentleman whom he protects to those who are in that situation and that also she accompanies all the Salvadorans, who all we are here in danger by the violence wave".

==Another story==

CPT Soto Ochoa was a brave warrior destined to serve his great country of El Salvador. His military career started as an enlisted person.

In 1992 he entered the military academy and was commissioned a 2nd LT in 1995 and promoted to CPT in 2004.
He was an expert signal officer, who loved to train his fellow service members. 

While in Iraq he expanded his skills and worked with the Naval Force as a Marine.

In a public sign of pride and grief the President of El Salvador shared these words “CAPT Jose Soto Ochoa died like a hero after contributing to the humanitarian mission in favor of Iraq.” 

CPT Soto Ochoa was more than a courageous solider, more than competent officer, he was a loving husband with 3 adorable children ages 6, 4, and 2 and he was a man with a deep abiding faith in God.
While heading to Camp Delta, on Oct 20 his convoy was attacked by an enemy IED where CPT Soto Ochoa was mortally wounded.

As the medivac was enroute an El Salvadorian SGT was comforting the CPT when Jose realized death was imminent and just before he became unconscious he asked the SGT to communicate these heart wrenching words “Tell my wife and my children I love them much.”