Blanco, Joseph Anthony
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Verified SGT Blanco, Joseph Anthony, 25, a native of BLOOMINGTON, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 7TH SQUADRON, 10TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, (4ID), FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 11, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Blanco, Joseph Anthony was 25 and from BLOOMINGTON, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 7TH SQUADRON, 10TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, (4ID), FORT HOOD, TX as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
Killed on April 11, 2006 in TAJI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Blanco, Joseph Anthony was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
The members of COMPANY B, 7TH SQUADRON, 10TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, (4ID), FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Blanco, Joseph Anthony 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.
