Gonzalez-garza, Rodrigo
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Verified Sgt. Rodrigo Gonzalez-Garza, 26, of San Antonio, Texas, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with Company A, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment. He was killed in action at Camp Udairi, Kuwait, on February 25, 2003.
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Rodrigo Gonzalez-Garza was a 26-year-old sergeant from San Antonio, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army as a member of Company A, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, a unit specializing in helicopter support.
According to the Department of Defense, Gonzalez-Garza died on February 25, 2003, at Camp Udairi, a U.S. military base in northwestern Kuwait. The official casualty report listed his death as non-hostile, but did not provide specific details of the incident. He was one of several service members to die at the camp during the buildup of forces in the region.
His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in Afghanistan in October 2001. In early 2003, the focus of operations was shifting, with a massive force assembling in Kuwait for the impending invasion of Iraq, which would begin the following month.
Gonzalez-Garza's name is recorded on the Department of Defense casualty list and on memorials for service members killed during the Global War on Terrorism. His hometown newspaper, the San Antonio Express-News, included his name in its published lists of local casualties from the conflicts.
He is memorialized on the Army's official casualty website and is listed among the fallen from Texas. His unit, the 158th Aviation Regiment, continued operations in the region for years following his death.
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Sgt. Gonzalez-Garza was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
