Rico, Ariel

Also known as: SGT, BATTERY C, 3D BATTALION, 320TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 28, 2003

Age25 years old

Location of DeathMOSUL, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In MOSUL, IRAQ on November 28, 2003, the ARMY lost SGT Rico, Ariel of EL PASO, TX, 25, serving with BATTERY C, 3D BATTALION, 320TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? BATTERY C, 3D BATTALION, 320TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223 ? serving as SGT, Rico, Ariel was 25 and came from EL PASO, TX.

Killed on November 28, 2003 in MOSUL, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Rico, Ariel was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: November 28, 2003. Hometown: EL PASO, TX.

Sources & References

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

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Rico, Ariel 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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