Holguin, Manuel Joaquin

Also known as: SPC, HHC, 2-6 INF, 2 BCT, 1 AD,(4 ID), BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJuly 15, 2006

Age21 years old

Location of Death10TH CSH, BAGHDAD

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2-6 INF, 2 BCT, 1 AD,(4 ID), BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY, SPC Holguin, Manuel Joaquin of WOODLAKE, CA, 21, died in 10TH CSH, BAGHDAD on July 15, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Holguin, Manuel Joaquin was 21 and from WOODLAKE, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2-6 INF, 2 BCT, 1 AD,(4 ID), BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

Killed on July 15, 2006 in 10TH CSH, BAGHDAD ? HOSTILE ?, Holguin, Manuel Joaquin 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: July 15, 2006. Hometown: WOODLAKE, CA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Holguin, Manuel Joaquin 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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