Flores, John Derek
Male
Verified Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1-18 IN, 2BCT, 1ID (ATTACHED TO 4 BCT, 1ID) (TASK ORG TO 1 CD), SPC Flores, John Derek of BARRIGADA, GU, 21, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 3, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? HHC, 1-18 IN, 2BCT, 1ID (ATTACHED TO 4 BCT, 1ID) (TASK ORG TO 1 CD) ? serving as SPC, Flores, John Derek was 21 and came from BARRIGADA, GU.
May 3, 2007 ? Flores, John Derek died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 3, 2007. Hometown: BARRIGADA, GU.
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Flores, John Derek 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.
