Ravago, Rel Allen
On November 23, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Ravago, Rel Allen of GLENDALE, CA in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Ravago, Rel Allen was 21 and from GLENDALE, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2ND BRIGADE (101 AASLT), FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223 as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
November 23, 2003 ? Ravago, Rel Allen died in MOSUL, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Ravago, Rel Allen 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.