Wednesday, July 18 at the Aberdeen Proving Ground chapel. She was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia. Her name was inscribed and unveiled by Puerto Rico Senate President Kenneth McClintock in "El Monumento de la Recordación", dedicated to Puerto Rico's fallen soldiers and which is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 26, 2008 during the Memorial Day commemoration attended by President Bill Clinton, Senator Hillary Clinton and military historian Antonio Santiago. Nurse killed in Iraq remembered] Retrieved July 19, 2007 </ref> A plaque was placed at the entrance of the Forward Operating Base Prosperity clinic which was named after her, thus honoring the memory of Capt. Maria Ortiz. Awards and recognitions Among Captain María Inés Ortiz's decorations and medals were the following: Bronze Star Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Iraq Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Army Service Ribbon Badges Combat Medical Badge See also List of Puerto Ricans List of Puerto Rican military personnel History of women in Puerto Rico References External links 1967 births 2007 deaths American military personnel killed in the Iraq War American people of Puerto Rican descent Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Female wartime nurses Puerto Rican Army personnel Puerto Rican military officers Puerto Rican women in the military United States Army officers United States Army Nurse Corps officers University of Puerto Rico alumni Women in the Iraq War Female United States Army officers United States Army personnel of the Iraq War