Ruiz, Manuel Antonio
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Verified PO3 Ruiz, Manuel Antonio, 21, a native of FEDERALSBURG, MD, died serving in the Active Duty, NAVY, HMM-364 MAG-19 (REIN) 2D MAW (FWD), during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 7, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From FEDERALSBURG, MD, PO3 Ruiz, Manuel Antonio, serving with HMM-364 MAG-19 (REIN) 2D MAW (FWD), was 21 years old when he deployed with the NAVY to Iraq.
Killed on February 7, 2007 in KARMAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Ruiz, Manuel Antonio 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.
FEDERALSBURG, MD is where Ruiz, Manuel Antonio came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Ruiz, Manuel Antonio 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.
