Roque, Lester Gomez
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Verified From TORRANCE, CA, CPL Roque, Lester Gomez served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 503D INFANTRY, 173D ABCT, VICENZA, IT, and died on November 10, 2007 in ARANUS, AFGHANISTAN. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.
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A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 503D INFANTRY, 173D ABCT, VICENZA, IT ? serving as CPL, Roque, Lester Gomez was 23 and came from TORRANCE, CA.
Killed on November 10, 2007 in ARANUS, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Roque, Lester Gomez 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.
The members of COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 503D INFANTRY, 173D ABCT, VICENZA, IT who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Roque, Lester Gomez 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.
