Rodriguez, Ricardo Xavier
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Verified On October 4, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Rodriguez, Ricardo Xavier of ARECIBO, PR in SHIRWEEN, IRAQ. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 325TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC ? serving as SGT, Rodriguez, Ricardo Xavier was 23 and came from ARECIBO, PR.
Killed on October 4, 2007 in SHIRWEEN, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Rodriguez, Ricardo Xavier was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
The members of COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 325TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Rodriguez, Ricardo Xavier 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.
