Emmanuel Legaspi

Emmanuel Legaspi was a Filipino-American boxer. He competed for the Philippines in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action in 2006 while serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq.

Personal life

Legaspi served as a staff sergeant in the 1st Armored Division of the United States Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He died of wounds on 7 May 2006 after his unit came under enemy small-arms fire in Tal Afar.