Peralez, Johnny Joe Jr
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Verified SGT Peralez, Johnny Joe Jr, 25, a native of KINGSVILLE, TX, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HHB, 3D BATTALION, 16TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 4ID (TF BAGHDAD), FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 5, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
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A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? HHB, 3D BATTALION, 16TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 4ID (TF BAGHDAD), FORT HOOD, TX ? serving as SGT, Peralez, Johnny Joe Jr was 25 and came from KINGSVILLE, TX.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on January 5, 2006 in AN NAJAF, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The members of HHB, 3D BATTALION, 16TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 4ID (TF BAGHDAD), FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Peralez, Johnny Joe Jr 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.
