Colon, Pedro Jesus
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Verified At 25, SSG Colon, Pedro Jesus of CICERO, IL was serving with the ARMY, TROOP B, 2D SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in TAJI, IRAQ on February 19, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From CICERO, IL, SSG Colon, Pedro Jesus, serving with TROOP B, 2D SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, was 25 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
February 19, 2007 ? Colon, Pedro Jesus died in TAJI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: February 19, 2007. Hometown: CICERO, IL.
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Colon, Pedro 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.
