Navea, Rafael Luis
Male
Verified On August 27, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Navea, Rafael Luis of PITTSBURGH, PA in FALLUJA, IRAQ. He was 34. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From PITTSBURGH, PA, SPC Navea, Rafael Luis, serving with C BATTERY 2ND BATTALION 5TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, FORT SILL, OK 73505, was 34 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On August 27, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Navea, Rafael Luis in FALLUJA, IRAQ. He was 34. 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 C BATTERY 2ND BATTALION 5TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, FORT SILL, OK 73505 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Navea, Rafael Luis 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.
