Ochoa, Alfonso Jr

Also known as: LCPL, CO F, 2D BN 3D MAR, (RCT 3, MEB-A FWD) 3D MAR DIV, MCB KANEOHE BAY, HI

Combatant

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DiedOctober 10, 2009

Age20 years old

Location of DeathBAKWA DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Enduring Freedom

LCPL Ochoa, Alfonso Jr, 20, a native of ARMONA, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, CO F, 2D BN 3D MAR, (RCT 3, MEB-A FWD) 3D MAR DIV, MCB KANEOHE BAY, HI, during Operation Enduring Freedom on October 10, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Ochoa, Alfonso Jr of ARMONA, CA, 20 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with CO F, 2D BN 3D MAR, (RCT 3, MEB-A FWD) 3D MAR DIV, MCB KANEOHE BAY, HI at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.

Killed on October 10, 2009 in BAKWA DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Ochoa, Alfonso Jr was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Operation Enduring Freedom began October 7, 2001 ? twenty-six days after September 11. It lasted 13 years, the longest armed conflict in US history, ending December 28, 2014. 2,356 Americans were killed across Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: October 10, 2009. Hometown: ARMONA, CA.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

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Ochoa, Alfonso Jr was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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