 Newsday -- A Queens Village man serving in Iraq has died, the Department of Defense confirmed yesterday.
Spc. Jorge L. Feliz Nieve, 26, died Thursday of injuries sustained in a vehicle incident in Mosul, Iraq.
Nieve was assigned to the Army's 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Hood, Texas.
When reached at her Maryland home, Nieve's mother, Carmen Feliz Gonzalez, declined to comment.
Details of how Nieves died were not released by the Department of Defense, which said in a statement that it is being investigated.
The Department of Defense did not immediately return a call for comment. |
I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
"Brave Rifles"(3rd ACR motto)