Hernandez, Armando

Also known as: SGT, B TROOP, 1ST SQDN, 4TH CAV REGT, 1ID, APO AE 09226, (SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY)

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 1, 2004

Age22 years old

Location of DeathBALAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From HESPERIA, CA, SGT Hernandez, Armando served with the ARMY, B TROOP, 1ST SQDN, 4TH CAV REGT, 1ID, APO AE 09226, (SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY), and died on August 1, 2004 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Hernandez, Armando of HESPERIA, CA, 22 years old, served in the ARMY with B TROOP, 1ST SQDN, 4TH CAV REGT, 1ID, APO AE 09226, (SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY) at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

The date recorded for his death: August 1, 2004. Location: BALAD, IRAQ. Cause: 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.

The members of B TROOP, 1ST SQDN, 4TH CAV REGT, 1ID, APO AE 09226, (SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY) who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Hernandez, Armando 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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