Ordonez, Julio Cesar
SGM Ordonez, Julio Cesar, 54, a native of SAN ANTONIO, TX, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 149TH AVIATION, AUSTIN, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 17, 2008.
Their Story
SGM Ordonez, Julio Cesar, 54 years old, grew up in SAN ANTONIO, TX and served as National Guard in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 149TH AVIATION, AUSTIN, TX during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed on September 17, 2008 in TALLIL, IRAQ, Ordonez, Julio Cesar was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
The members of COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 149TH AVIATION, AUSTIN, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Ordonez, Julio Cesar 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.