Porras, Ralph Nicholas
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 325TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, SGT Porras, Ralph Nicholas of MERRILL, MI, 36, died in YUSIFIYAH, IRAQ on September 2, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 325TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, sent Porras, Ralph Nicholas of MERRILL, MI, then 36, ? SGT ? to Iraq.
On September 2, 2006, he died in YUSIFIYAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
MERRILL, MI is where Porras, Ralph Nicholas came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Porras, Ralph Nicholas 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.
