Leija, Hector
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Verified In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on January 24, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Leija, Hector of HOUSTON, TX, 27, serving with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA ? serving as SSG, Leija, Hector was 27 and came from HOUSTON, TX.
January 24, 2007 ? Leija, Hector died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: January 24, 2007. Hometown: HOUSTON, TX.
Explore Further
Leija, Hector 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.
