Cariaga, Deyson Ken
At 20, SGT Cariaga, Deyson Ken of HONOLULU, HI was serving with the ARMY, 229TH MIL INTEL CO, 29TH INF BDE, 42D ID, (III CORPS), KAPOLEI, HI, when he died in AL HAMMADI, IRAQ on July 8, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Cariaga, Deyson Ken, from HONOLULU, HI, at age 20, with 229TH MIL INTEL CO, 29TH INF BDE, 42D ID, (III CORPS), KAPOLEI, HI, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on July 8, 2005 in AL HAMMADI, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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 229TH MIL INTEL CO, 29TH INF BDE, 42D ID, (III CORPS), KAPOLEI, HI who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Cariaga, Deyson Ken 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.