Perez, Orlando Antonio

Also known as: SPC, C TRP, 2 SQDN, 2 SCR(OPCON TO 4 BCT, 1 ID)(TASK ORG TO 4 ID)

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedFebruary 24, 2008

Age23 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

C TRP, 2 SQDN, 2 SCR(OPCON TO 4 BCT, 1 ID)(TASK ORG TO 4 ID), ARMY ? SPC Perez, Orlando Antonio (HOUSTON, TX), age 23, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on February 24, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Perez, Orlando Antonio of HOUSTON, TX, 23 years old, served in the ARMY with C TRP, 2 SQDN, 2 SCR(OPCON TO 4 BCT, 1 ID)(TASK ORG TO 4 ID) at the rank of SPC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On February 24, 2008, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

HOUSTON, TX is where Perez, Orlando Antonio came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Perez, Orlando Antonio 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.

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