Onwordi, Justin Bialiolisa
On August 2, 2004, the ARMY lost SGT Onwordi, Justin Bialiolisa of CHANDLER, AZ in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Onwordi, Justin Bialiolisa, from CHANDLER, AZ, at age 28, with HHC, 2D BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, (1 CAV), FORT HOOD, TX 76544, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
August 2, 2004 ? Onwordi, Justin Bialiolisa died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.
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 HHC, 2D BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, (1 CAV), FORT HOOD, TX 76544 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Onwordi, Justin Bialiolisa 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.