Rivera-santiago, Gregory
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Verified TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 73D CAVALRY, 2 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, ARMY ? SSG Rivera-santiago, Gregory (ST. CROIX, VI), age 26, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 10, 2007.
Their Story
From ST. CROIX, VI, SSG Rivera-santiago, Gregory, serving with TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 73D CAVALRY, 2 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, was 26 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
Killed on September 10, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Rivera-santiago, Gregory 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 ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Rivera-santiago, Gregory 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.
