Ramirez, Joel Alvarez
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Verified SPC Ramirez, Joel Alvarez, age 22, of WAXAHACHIE, TX ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT DRUM, NY, ? died on April 16, 2011 in AHMID-KHAN, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From WAXAHACHIE, TX, SPC Ramirez, Joel Alvarez, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT DRUM, NY, was 22 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
Killed on April 16, 2011 in AHMID-KHAN, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Ramirez, Joel Alvarez was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.
In the final years of OEF, a surge had been deployed and drawn down. The Taliban had outlasted every strategy. The Afghan army the US built would collapse six years after OEF ended.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: April 16, 2011. Hometown: WAXAHACHIE, TX.
Explore Further
Ramirez, Joel Alvarez was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
