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Anthony R. Garcia

Anthony R. Garcia

Died: February 17, 2006

Rank: Captain

Unit: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Branch: U.S. Army

Army Captain Anthony R. “Rick” Garcia died from a gunshot wound on February 17, 2006, on an Army base in Tikrit, Iraq. Garcia was a physician assistant with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) based in Fort Campbell, Ken­tucky, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Garcia was buried with full military hon­ors in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Texas.

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Last Updated: July 11, 2023
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