Hernandez, Frank Bustamante
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Verified In TAL AFAR, IRAQ on February 17, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Hernandez, Frank Bustamante of PHOENIX, AZ, 21, serving with C TROOP, 2D SQD, 14TH CAV, 25TH ID (MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-I), FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SGT Hernandez, Frank Bustamante, 21 years old, grew up in PHOENIX, AZ and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with C TROOP, 2D SQD, 14TH CAV, 25TH ID (MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-I), FORT LEWIS, WA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On February 17, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Hernandez, Frank Bustamante in TAL AFAR, IRAQ. He was 21. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
The members of C TROOP, 2D SQD, 14TH CAV, 25TH ID (MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-I), FORT LEWIS, WA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Hernandez, Frank Bustamante 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.
