Memorial set for two fallen Schweinfurt GIs

A memorial ceremony for Sgt. Felix Gonzalez-Iraheta and Spc. John D. Flores, both of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, is set to take place 10 a.m. Monday at the chapel on Ledward Barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany.

Gonzalez-Iraheta, 25, of Sun Valley, Calif., and Flores, 21, of Barrigada, Guam, were killed May 3 by small-arms fire in Baghdad, according to the Pentagon.

The two were the 10th and 11th members of 1-18 killed during the present deployment. Overall, the 2nd “Dagger” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, of which the battalion is a part, has lost 34 soldiers since leaving for Iraq in August and September of last year.

Servicemembers attending can wear their Army Combat Uniforms, and dress for civilians is business casual, officials said. An open reception in the chapel fellowship room will immediately follow the ceremony.