Romeo, Vincenzo

Also known as: SSG, COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 6, 2007

Age23 years old

Location of DeathBAQUBAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAQUBAH, IRAQ on May 6, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Romeo, Vincenzo of LODI, NJ, 23, serving with COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Romeo, Vincenzo was 23 and from LODI, NJ when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA as SSG. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on May 6, 2007 in BAQUBAH, 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 6, 2007. Hometown: LODI, NJ.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Romeo, Vincenzo 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.

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