Ruiz, Cesar Bocanegra
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Verified SGT Ruiz, Cesar Bocanegra, 26, a native of SAN ANTONIO, TX, died serving in the Reserve, MARINE CORPS, DEPLOYED PROCESSING COMMAND, MCB, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Enduring Freedom on October 31, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Ruiz, Cesar Bocanegra was 26 and from SAN ANTONIO, TX when he joined the Reserve, MARINE CORPS, DEPLOYED PROCESSING COMMAND, MCB, CAMP PENDLETON, CA as SGT. Operation Enduring Freedom would take his life.
Killed on October 31, 2009 in FIDDLERS GREEN, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Ruiz, Cesar Bocanegra 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.
SAN ANTONIO, TX is where Ruiz, Cesar Bocanegra came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Ruiz, Cesar Bocanegra 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.
