Aragon, John David
SGT Aragon, John David, age 22, of ANTIOCH, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 75TH CAVALRY, 2 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ? died on June 12, 2008 in BALAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Aragon, John David of ANTIOCH, CA, 22 years old, served in the ARMY with TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 75TH CAVALRY, 2 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On June 12, 2008, he died in BALAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: June 12, 2008. Hometown: ANTIOCH, CA.
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Aragon, John David 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.