caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit image_size placeofburial_label awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
on duty in iraq 1991-2005 usa san antonio , texas 22 october 2005 alexandria , virginia april 2011 united states united states of america 3rd infantry division 250 place of burial 30px purple heart war in iraq 05 august 1971 agee memorial garden , clanton , alabama 25px staff sergeant alexander1111.jpg george t. alexander
 ssgt george alexander
george t. alexander

staff sergeant george t. alexander jr. -lrb- august 5 , 1971 -- october 22 , 2005 -rrb- was the 2,000 th american soldier killed in combat in iraq since the beginning of the 2003 invasion of iraq , according to the associated press .
alexander , an african-american , died october 22 , 2005 at the brooke army medical center in san antonio , texas after being treated for injuries sustained five days earlier , when an improvised explosive device detonated near his m2 bradley in the city of samarra .
a 1989 graduate of chilton county high school , alexander spent two years working as a construction labourer before joining the military as desert storm began .
at the time of his death , he was serving his third tour of duty in iraq , assigned to the 1st battalion , 15th infantry regiment , 3rd brigade , 3rd infantry division , of fort benning , georgia .
he is survived by his wife fina , and two children jsai and alexandria .
his body was buried at the agee memorial garden in clanton , alabama .
