Baragona, Dominic Rocco
From ST GEORGE'S ISLAND, FL, LTC Baragona, Dominic Rocco served with the ARMY, 19TH MAINTENANCE BATTALION, FORT SILL, OK 73503, and died on May 19, 2003 in SAFWAN, IRAQ. He was 42.
Their Story
Serving as LTC Baragona, Dominic Rocco, from ST GEORGE'S ISLAND, FL, at age 42, with 19TH MAINTENANCE BATTALION, FORT SILL, OK 73503, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
Killed on May 19, 2003 in SAFWAN, IRAQ, Baragona, Dominic Rocco was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
The members of 19TH MAINTENANCE BATTALION, FORT SILL, OK 73503 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Baragona, Dominic Rocco 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.