Garcia, Justin Rivero

Also known as: CPL, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 14, 2006

Age26 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on November 14, 2006, the ARMY lost CPL Garcia, Justin Rivero of ELMHURST, NY, 26, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

From ELMHURST, NY, CPL Garcia, Justin Rivero, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, was 26 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.

Killed on November 14, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Garcia, Justin Rivero was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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: November 14, 2006. Hometown: ELMHURST, NY.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Garcia, Justin Rivero 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.

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