Gonzalez, Armando Ariel

Also known as: CPL, MWSS-273, MWSG-27, 2D MAW, MCAS BEAUFORT, SC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 14, 2003

Age25 years old

Location of DeathLSA VIPER, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From HIALEAH, FL, CPL Gonzalez, Armando Ariel served with the MARINE CORPS, MWSS-273, MWSG-27, 2D MAW, MCAS BEAUFORT, SC, and died on April 14, 2003 in LSA VIPER, IRAQ. He was 25.

Their Story

Gonzalez, Armando Ariel was 25 and from HIALEAH, FL when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, MWSS-273, MWSG-27, 2D MAW, MCAS BEAUFORT, SC as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on April 14, 2003 in LSA VIPER, IRAQ.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

HIALEAH, FL is where Gonzalez, Armando Ariel came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Gonzalez, Armando Ariel 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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