Rivadeneira, Jonathan
CPL Rivadeneira, Jonathan, 22, a native of JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 14, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CPL Rivadeneira, Jonathan, 22 years old, grew up in JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with TROOP B, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed on September 14, 2007 in FOB NORMANDY, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Rivadeneira, Jonathan was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The members of TROOP B, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Rivadeneira, Jonathan 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.