Alcantara, Juan Mariel
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Verified From NEW YORK, NY, CPL Alcantara, Juan Mariel served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA, and died on August 6, 2007 in BAQUBAH, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA ? serving as CPL, Alcantara, Juan Mariel was 22 and came from NEW YORK, NY.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on August 6, 2007 in BAQUBAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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 members of COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Alcantara, Juan Mariel 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.
