Former Folsom Resident Killed in Iraq
Private First Class Alejandro “Alex” R. Varela, an Orangevale resident who spent some time in Folsom, died from a roadside bomb, on May 19. He was 19. Varela had been serving since boot camp in April 2006. Memorial services are today at 1 pm, Mt. Vernon Memorial Park, in Fair Oaks.
* Telegraph article