Reynosa Suarez, Rafael

Also known as: LCPL, E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 29, 2004

Age28 years old

Location of DeathAL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Reynosa Suarez, Rafael (SANTA ANA, CA), age 28, ? died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on May 29, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Reynosa Suarez, Rafael was 28 and from SANTA ANA, CA when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On May 29, 2004, he died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, 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.

SANTA ANA, CA is where Reynosa Suarez, Rafael came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Reynosa Suarez, Rafael 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.

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