The 3 Police Officers Who Lost Their Lives in Baton Rouge

(L-R) Baton Rouge Police Officer Matthew Gerald in this undated photo. (Baton Rouge Police Dept. via AP); Baton Rouge Police Officer Montrell Jackson in this undated photo. (Courtesy of Trenisha Jackson via AP); East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office Deputy Brad Garafola in this undated photo. East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office via AP

Matthew Gerald, 41, was a strong character. “Whether it was the energy he carried with him or that Cajun accent he had ... maybe it was the Marine in him,” Ryan D. Cabral, who served with Gerald in Iraq, told NOLA.com.

A 2nd victim of the Baton Rouge officer shootings has been identified as Matthew Gerald, a former marine #BRshooting pic.twitter.com/dTBgfZmWCH

— Jeff Nowak (@Jeff_Nowak) July 17, 2016