Fernandez, Reuben Marcus Iii
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Verified At 22, SGT Fernandez, Reuben Marcus Iii of ABILENE, TX was serving with the ARMY, HHT, 2D SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, 4 BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in MAJIR AL KABIR, IRAQ on October 11, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SGT Fernandez, Reuben Marcus Iii, 22 years old, grew up in ABILENE, TX and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with HHT, 2D SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, 4 BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT HOOD, TX during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On October 11, 2008, the ARMY lost SGT Fernandez, Reuben Marcus Iii in MAJIR AL KABIR, IRAQ. He was 22. 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.
ABILENE, TX is where Fernandez, Reuben Marcus Iii came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Fernandez, Reuben Marcus 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.
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