Castro, Jesse Joel Jesus
From CHALAN PAGO, AS, SGT Castro, Jesse Joel Jesus served with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 2ND BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY 3 BCT (25 ID), SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, and died on December 6, 2006 in HAWIJA, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SGT Castro, Jesse Joel Jesus, 22 years old, grew up in CHALAN PAGO, AS and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY D, 2ND BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY 3 BCT (25 ID), SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on December 6, 2006 in HAWIJA, 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.
CHALAN PAGO, AS is where Castro, Jesse Joel Jesus came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Castro, Jesse Joel Jesus 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.