Acevedo, Joseph
Male
Verified CDR Acevedo, Joseph, 46, a native of BRONX, NY, died serving in the Active Duty, NAVY, NAVSUPPACT BAHRAIN, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 13, 2003.
Their Story
Acevedo, Joseph was 46 and from BRONX, NY when he joined the Active Duty, NAVY, NAVSUPPACT BAHRAIN as CDR. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
Killed on April 13, 2003 in MANAMA, BAHRAIN, Acevedo, Joseph was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
The NAVY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Acevedo, Joseph was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.
