Cortes, Victor Manuel Iii
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Verified CO E, 703D FSB, 3RD INF DIV (TF BAGHDAD), FORT STEWART, GA, ARMY ? SSG Cortes, Victor Manuel Iii (ERIE, PA), age 29, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 29, 2005.
Their Story
From ERIE, PA, SSG Cortes, Victor Manuel Iii, serving with CO E, 703D FSB, 3RD INF DIV (TF BAGHDAD), FORT STEWART, GA, was 29 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
Killed on May 29, 2005 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Cortes, Victor Manuel Iii was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
ERIE, PA is where Cortes, Victor Manuel Iii came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Cortes, Victor Manuel Iii 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.
