Estrella-soto, Ruben
Male
Verified In AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ on March 23, 2003, the ARMY lost PV2 Estrella-soto, Ruben of EL PASO, TX, 18, serving with 507TH ORDNANCE MAINTENANCE COMPANY (PATRIOT), FORT BLISS, TX 79916. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as PV2 Estrella-soto, Ruben, from EL PASO, TX, at age 18, with 507TH ORDNANCE MAINTENANCE COMPANY (PATRIOT), FORT BLISS, TX 79916, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on March 23, 2003 in AN NASIRIYAH, 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 507TH ORDNANCE MAINTENANCE COMPANY (PATRIOT), FORT BLISS, TX 79916 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Estrella-soto, Ruben 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.
