Escobar, Sergio Hernandez
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Verified On October 9, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Escobar, Sergio Hernandez of PASADENA, CA in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. He was 18. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as LCPL Escobar, Sergio Hernandez, from PASADENA, CA, at age 18, with I CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR (2-28 BCT, 2D MAR DIV) 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on October 9, 2005 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
The members of I CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR (2-28 BCT, 2D MAR DIV) 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Escobar, Sergio Hernandez 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.
