Vet, author who advocated for vets, criticized war, dies
LUBBOCK, Texas — Luis Carlos Montalvan, a decorated Iraq war veteran who became a strong critic of the war and wrote a bestselling book about it, has died in El Paso. He was 43.
Montalvan was found in a hotel room in downtown El Paso late Friday, El Paso police Sgt. Enrique Carrillo said Monday.
The medical examiner’s office has not completed a preliminary autopsy report.
Montalvan served 17 years in the Army, doing two tours in Iraq. He received two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart.