Alicea Rivera, Rafael Angel
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 307TH BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, 1 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, SSG Alicea Rivera, Rafael Angel of BAYAMON, PR, 30, died in TALLIL, IRAQ on February 5, 2008.
Their Story
Serving as SSG Alicea Rivera, Rafael Angel, from BAYAMON, PR, at age 30, with COMPANY B, 307TH BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, 1 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On February 5, 2008, the ARMY lost SSG Alicea Rivera, Rafael Angel in TALLIL, IRAQ. He was 30.
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, 307TH BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, 1 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Alicea Rivera, Rafael Angel 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.
