 San Angelo Standard Times -- Army Sgt. Joshua W. Soto, 25, of San Angelo, died Tuesday in Iraq of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle, the Army said.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, El Paso, according to a Department of Defense news release.
Soto was an infantryman who enlisted from San Angelo in November 2002. He was previously stationed at Fort Benning, Ga., in Germany, and at Fort Hood. This was his third tour in Iraq, the release said.
Soto’s military education included the Warrior Leader Course, Bradley Fighting Vehicle Transport Training Course, Command Language Program, and the Combat Life Savers Course.
He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
He is survived by his wife and a 10-month-old son.
Soto was the second San Angeloan to die in the Iraq war. | 
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.
"Insiste Firmiter"(Stand To It Stoutly)
77th Armor Motto