María Inés Ortiz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1967
Place of Birth: Camden, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 10-Jul-2007
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About María Inés Ortiz
- Captain María Inés Ortiz (April 24, 1967 – July 10, 2007) was the first American nurse to die in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the first U.S.
- Army nurse to die in combat since the Vietnam War.
- The United States Army named the Forward Operating Base Prosperity clinic after her.
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