Berrettini, Richard Joseph
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Verified Lt. Col. Richard Joseph Berrettini, 52, of Wilcox, Pennsylvania, was a Pennsylvania Army National Guard officer. He died on January 11, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas, from hostile action.
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Richard Joseph Berrettini was a 52-year-old lieutenant colonel in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. He served with the Medical Detachment based in Annville, Pennsylvania, and was a native of Wilcox, a small borough in Elk County.
According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Berrettini died on January 11, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. The official cause was listed as 'hostile action,' though specific details of the incident were not widely reported in public news archives. His death occurred in the United States, not in a combat zone overseas.
Berrettini's death is recorded as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The operation's primary theater was Afghanistan, with a stated objective of dismantling al-Qaeda and removing the Taliban from power.
Public reaction and specific memorials for Berrettini are not extensively documented in national news archives. His name is listed on the Pentagon's official casualty list for Operation Enduring Freedom and on memorials honoring fallen National Guard members from Pennsylvania.
Lt. Col. Berrettini is remembered among the 2,356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom. His service with a medical detachment suggests a role in support and care for other personnel deployed in the conflict.
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Lt. Col. Berrettini was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
