Posted on 03/31/2016 10:26:00 AM PDT by robowombat
Wife of Air Force officer among the dead in Brussels terror attack
POLITICS | MAR 31, 2016 | BY MARTIN BARILLAS
Identified among those killed by Muslim terrorists in Brussels was the wife of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kato Martinez.
Defense Department officials identified Gail Minglana Martinez, 41, of Corpus Christi TX as among the four Americans murdered in a suicide bomb attack at the international airport outside the Belgian capital.
Lt. Col. Martinez had been stationed in Brunssum in the Netherlands. The couple had been married 21 years. The Air Force officer, and the couple's four children, were among the hundreds of wounded. So far, 35 persons have reportedly died as a result of the attacks on March 22 at the airport and Brussels' metro system.
She would be the 559th American. There was a brother and sister from New York killed and a husband and wife from Kentucky.
Dear God. Saying Hail Marys.
I served with LtCol Martinez (then a Capt). He is a fine man.
Correction:
She would be the 5th American. There was a brother and sister from New York killed and a husband and wife from Kentucky.
Stupid autocorrect.
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