Apineru, Faoa Leonidas
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Verified On July 2, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost SSGT Apineru, Faoa Leonidas of YORBA LINDA, CA in PALO ALTO, UNITED STATES. He was 31. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SSGT Apineru, Faoa Leonidas, 31 years old, grew up in YORBA LINDA, CA and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with I-I STF, HQ CO, 23D MAR, 4TH MAR DIV, SAN BRUNO, CA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed on July 2, 2007 in PALO ALTO, UNITED STATES ? HOSTILE ?, Apineru, Faoa Leonidas was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
YORBA LINDA, CA is where Apineru, Faoa Leonidas came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Apineru, Faoa Leonidas 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.
