Rosa, Angel
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Verified On March 13, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Rosa, Angel of SOUTH PORTLAND, ME in TAQQADUM, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as LCPL Rosa, Angel, from SOUTH PORTLAND, ME, at age 21, with L CO, 3D BN, 6TH MAR, (RCT-6, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
Killed on March 13, 2007 in TAQQADUM, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Rosa, Angel was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 members of L CO, 3D BN, 6TH MAR, (RCT-6, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Rosa, Angel 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.
