Rodriguez, Ronald Ariel
1ST BN,11TH MAR, (RCT-2, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? SGT Rodriguez, Ronald Ariel (FALLS CHURCH, VA), age 26, ? died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on August 23, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Rodriguez, Ronald Ariel, from FALLS CHURCH, VA, at age 26, with 1ST BN,11TH MAR, (RCT-2, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, he went to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
Killed on August 23, 2010 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Rodriguez, Ronald Ariel 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: August 23, 2010. Hometown: FALLS CHURCH, VA.
Explore Further
Rodriguez, Ronald Ariel 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.