Deleon, Mario Kawika
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Verified COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, CONN BARRACKS, GERMANY, ARMY ? SGT Deleon, Mario Kawika (SAN FRANCISCO, CA), age 26, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on April 16, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, CONN BARRACKS, GERMANY ? serving as SGT, Deleon, Mario Kawika was 26 and came from SAN FRANCISCO, CA.
On April 16, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Deleon, Mario Kawika in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 26. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA is where Deleon, Mario Kawika came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Deleon, Mario Kawika 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.
