Perez, Richard Anthony Jr
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Verified At 19, LCPL Perez, Richard Anthony Jr of LAS VEGAS, NV was serving with the MARINE CORPS, BULK FUEL CO, (CSSG-15, 1ST FSSG), 6TH MT BN, 4TH FSSG, LAS VEGAS, NV, when he died in CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, IRAQ on February 11, 2005.
Their Story
Serving as LCPL Perez, Richard Anthony Jr, from LAS VEGAS, NV, at age 19, with BULK FUEL CO, (CSSG-15, 1ST FSSG), 6TH MT BN, 4TH FSSG, LAS VEGAS, NV, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on February 11, 2005 in CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, IRAQ.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: February 11, 2005. Hometown: LAS VEGAS, NV.
Explore Further
Perez, Richard Anthony 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.
