Perez, Wilfredo Jr
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Verified At 24, SPC Perez, Wilfredo Jr of NORWALK, CT was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, FORT HOOD, TX 76544, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on July 26, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Perez, Wilfredo Jr was 24 and from NORWALK, CT when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, FORT HOOD, TX 76544 as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On July 26, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Perez, Wilfredo Jr in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 24. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
The members of HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, FORT HOOD, TX 76544 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Perez, Wilfredo 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.
