Salas, Rudy
Male
Verified In Iraq on May 20, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Salas, Rudy of BALDWIN PARK, CA, 20, serving with H&S CO, 1ST LAR BN, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA.
Their Story
Salas, Rudy of BALDWIN PARK, CA, 20 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with H&S CO, 1ST LAR BN, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of CPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
Killed on May 20, 2004 in Iraq, Salas, Rudy was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
The MARINE CORPS recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Salas, Rudy 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.
