A memorial service was held in Long Beach for Pvt. Ana Fernanda Basaldua Ruiz after she was found dead last month at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.
Loved ones surrounded the family of Pvt. Ana Fernanda Basaldua Ruiz Tuesday at a memorial service in her honor in Long Beach.
The 20-year-old combat engineer was born in Mexico. Loved ones in attendance said she persevered against adversity, studying English from an early age and fighting for her dreams. Last month, the U.S. Army soldier was found dead at the Fort Hood Army base. U.S. Army officials have said so far, no foul play is evident her death.
Univision reports that her family said military officials told them they believe the cause of death may have been suicide.After flying to Southern California, Alejandra Ruiz Zarco said she would take her daughter's body back to the city of Tacámbaro in the Mexican state of Michoacán where she was born.
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