Mendez, Bobby
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 4TH ARMOR, 2D BCT, 4 ID, FORT HOOD, TX, 1SG Mendez, Bobby of BROOKLYN, NY, 38, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on April 27, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
1SG Mendez, Bobby, 38 years old, grew up in BROOKLYN, NY and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 4TH ARMOR, 2D BCT, 4 ID, FORT HOOD, TX during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on April 27, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from 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 COMPANY A, 2D SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 4TH ARMOR, 2D BCT, 4 ID, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Mendez, Bobby 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.
