Padilla Aleman, Geovani Rafael
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Verified PO3 Padilla Aleman, Geovani Rafael, age 20, of SOUTH GATE, CA ? Active Duty, NAVY, K CO 3D BN, 8TH MAR, 2/28 BCT, I MEF FWD, ? died on April 2, 2006 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The NAVY, K CO 3D BN, 8TH MAR, 2/28 BCT, I MEF FWD, sent Padilla Aleman, Geovani Rafael of SOUTH GATE, CA, then 20, ? PO3 ? to Iraq.
Killed on April 2, 2006 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Padilla Aleman, Geovani Rafael was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 K CO 3D BN, 8TH MAR, 2/28 BCT, I MEF FWD who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Padilla Aleman, Geovani Rafael 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.
