Blanco, Ernesto Manuel
Male
Verified On December 28, 2003, the ARMY lost CPT Blanco, Ernesto Manuel of SAN ANTONIO, TX in QARYAT ASH SHABABI, IRAQ. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From SAN ANTONIO, TX, CPT Blanco, Ernesto Manuel, serving with HHC 1ST BATTALION 504TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT BRAGG, NC 28307, was 28 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On December 28, 2003, the ARMY lost CPT Blanco, Ernesto Manuel in QARYAT ASH SHABABI, IRAQ. He was 28. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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 ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Blanco, Ernesto Manuel 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.
