A hero soldier from Miami has died in a firefight in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense.
Staff Sgt. Amilcar H. Gonzalez, 26, died in Ash Shura when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire on May 21.
Gonzalez, who had enlisted in September 2001 shortly after the World Trade Center terror attacks, will be posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, an Army official said.
An Army tanker, Gonzalez was was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, in Fort Stewart, Ga.
Gonzalez first arrived in Iraq in April 2002, and was deployed four times, the official said.
