Cuervo, Rey David
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Verified In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 28, 2003, the ARMY lost PV2 Cuervo, Rey David of LAGUNA VISTA, TX, 24, serving with HHT 1ST BATTALION 2ND ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Cuervo, Rey David of LAGUNA VISTA, TX, 24 years old, served in the ARMY with HHT 1ST BATTALION 2ND ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459 at the rank of PV2 ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on December 28, 2003 in BAGHDAD, 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 HHT 1ST BATTALION 2ND ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Cuervo, Rey David 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.
