Rodriguez Velasco, Juan Rodrigo
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Verified From EL CENIZO, TX, LCPL Rodriguez Velasco, Juan Rodrigo served with the MARINE CORPS, C CO, 1ST BN, 23D MAR, (31ST MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, and died on January 13, 2005 in HIT, IRAQ. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
LCPL Rodriguez Velasco, Juan Rodrigo, 23 years old, grew up in EL CENIZO, TX and served as Reserve in the MARINE CORPS with C CO, 1ST BN, 23D MAR, (31ST MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on January 13, 2005 in HIT, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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 MARINE CORPS classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Rodriguez Velasco, Juan Rodrigo 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.
