Lopez, Manuel Iii
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, CO D, 3D BN, 7TH INF, 3D INF DIV (TF BAGHDAD), FORT STEWART, GA, CPL Lopez, Manuel Iii of CAPE CORAL, FL, 20, died in 86TH CSH, BAGHDAD on April 12, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as CPL Lopez, Manuel Iii, from CAPE CORAL, FL, at age 20, with CO D, 3D BN, 7TH INF, 3D INF DIV (TF BAGHDAD), FORT STEWART, GA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On April 12, 2005, the ARMY lost CPL Lopez, Manuel Iii in 86TH CSH, BAGHDAD. He was 20. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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 CO D, 3D BN, 7TH INF, 3D INF DIV (TF BAGHDAD), FORT STEWART, GA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Lopez, Manuel Iii 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.
