Martinez, Anselmo Iii
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Verified SGT Martinez, Anselmo Iii, age 26, of ROBSTOWN, TX ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, ? died on May 18, 2007 in TAHRIR, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From ROBSTOWN, TX, SGT Martinez, Anselmo Iii, serving with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, was 26 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
The date recorded for his death: May 18, 2007. Location: TAHRIR, 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 18, 2007. Hometown: ROBSTOWN, TX.
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Martinez, Anselmo 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.
