Vasquez

"Get to the Sea Knight! Well hold down these corners!"

Lieutenant Vasquez is in charge of Sergeant Paul Jackson's 1st Force Reconnaissance squad during the American-only Middle Eastern war missions in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. He is easily recognized because he wears a helmet lacking a desert camouflage cover, several tally signs, and the number 28. He has what appears as years of experience in battlefield recon-tactics and direct action capability. He is a skilled marine, as seen in his numerous engagements. He seems to have been with the special forces capable 1st Force Recon, for some time. Seeing how he leads an entire squad on most if not all missions. He carries more equipment than the other Marines and is noticeably bulkier. He always uses an M16A4 with an M203 grenade launcher attachment. He is also always carrying a Mossberg 500 Shotgun on his back though he never uses it and it is never available to the player (this is presumably a breaching Shotgun). He is killed in the nuclear explosion while evacuating in a transport Helicopter in the mission Shock and Awe. His corpse can be found during Aftermath. Since he is found dead in Aftermath and could have been killed in Shock and Awe, his death is undetermined between the two missions.

Vasquez is voiced by David Sobolov.

Trivia

 * He cared deeply about his Marines, which is demonstrated when he risks his, and his team's lives, to save an injured Cobra pilot - which in turn costs them all of their lives. Also, he can be seen patting a Marine's back.
 * He has 38 tally marks and the number "28" on the front and back of his helmet. No official explanation has been given, but it has been theorized that one could possibly be the amount of kills he has made, or the number of headshots.
 * Vasquez is notably strong physically, as seen in the level War Pig, when a Marine is seen trying to push a large dumpster and can't, but the same dumpster is easily pushed with Vasquez' help.
 * The name Vasquez is possibly a reference to the 1986 movie Aliens where Jenette Goldstein plays the character "Pvt. Vasquez". Call of Duty 4 has been seen referring to the Alien series before.
 * It may be implied that Vasquez is Latino from his surname, skin tone, and appearance. However, his accent is American.
 * Lt. Vasquez carries a shotgun on his back, but is never seen using it.
 * The shotgun that Lt. Vasquez uses has the stock sawn-off which isn`t seen on any shotgun in the game.
 * He is the only character in COD4 and possibly all other Call of Duty's that carry three weapons: M16, shotgun, and M9.