U.S. Soldier re-enlists at International Zone checkpoint

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Piper | BAGHDAD, Iraq (Oct. 18, 2005) -- Lt. Col. William Wood, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment and Panama City, Fla., native, administers the oath of reenlisment for Sgt. Julio Alfaro, assigned to B Company, 1-184 Infantry and San Francisco native, Oct. 18 at a checkpoint outside of the International Zone.  

BAGHDAD, IRAQ

10.21.2005

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BAGHDAD -- A Task Force Baghdad Soldier re-enlisted Oct. 18 at one of the entrances of the International Zone as a way to honor one of his fallen comrades.

Sgt. Julio Alfaro, B Company, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, chose to re-enlist at the checkpoint because it was the site of the company's first casualty.

Staff Sgt. Jerry L. Bonifacio Jr. was killed Oct. 10 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near the checkpoint he was manning.

"If he could give up his life in service of our country, I can give up a few more years," Alfaro said after the ceremony.

• Date Taken: 10.21.2005
• Date Posted: 10.21.2005 13:30
• Story ID: 3430
• Location: BAGHDAD, IQ