Rosas, Richard Homero

Also known as: SPC, B BATTERY, 3D BATTALION, 62D AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, FORT DRUM, NY 13602-5009

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 25, 2004

Age21 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On May 25, 2004, the ARMY lost SPC Rosas, Richard Homero of ST LOUIS, MI in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Rosas, Richard Homero was 21 and from ST LOUIS, MI when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, B BATTERY, 3D BATTALION, 62D AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, FORT DRUM, NY 13602-5009 as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on May 25, 2004 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

ST LOUIS, MI is where Rosas, Richard Homero came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Rosas, Richard Homero 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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