SSgt. Angel D. Mercado-Velazquez

Army Staff Sgt. Angel D. Mercado-Velazquez 24, of Puerto Rico was assigned to 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. He died in Yusifiyah, Iraq, on Sept. 1 2006 of injuries suffered from mortar fire during dismounted combat operations.

This quilt was made by Freedom Quilts for his family in honor of Angel D. Mercado-Velazquez.