Palacios Rivera, Eric Giovani
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Verified At 21, CPL Palacios Rivera, Eric Giovani of ATLANTIC CITY, NJ was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on November 14, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY ? serving as CPL, Palacios Rivera, Eric Giovani was 21 and came from ATLANTIC CITY, NJ.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on November 14, 2006 in BALAD, IRAQ, from 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.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ is where Palacios Rivera, Eric Giovani came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Palacios Rivera, Eric Giovani 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.
