Rivera, Edwin
From WATERFORD, CT, SSG Rivera, Edwin served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 102ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 86 BCT (MOUNTAIN), 4TH ID, CTARNG, NORWALK, CT, and died on May 25, 2010 in BETHESDA, UNITED STATES. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.
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From WATERFORD, CT, SSG Rivera, Edwin, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 102ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 86 BCT (MOUNTAIN), 4TH ID, CTARNG, NORWALK, CT, was 28 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
Killed on May 25, 2010 in BETHESDA, UNITED STATES ? HOSTILE ?, Rivera, Edwin was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Operation Enduring Freedom began October 7, 2001 ? twenty-six days after September 11. It lasted 13 years, the longest armed conflict in US history, ending December 28, 2014. 2,356 Americans were killed across Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.
WATERFORD, CT is where Rivera, Edwin came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Rivera, Edwin 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.