Salcido, Rudy Augustine
In AL ASAD, IRAQ on November 9, 2006, the ARMY lost SFC Salcido, Rudy Augustine of ONTARIO, CA, 31, serving with 1114TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, (13 SC), FORT BLISS, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, 1114TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, (13 SC), FORT BLISS, TX, sent Salcido, Rudy Augustine of ONTARIO, CA, then 31, ? SFC ? to Iraq.
Killed on November 9, 2006 in AL ASAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Salcido, Rudy Augustine was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
The members of 1114TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, (13 SC), FORT BLISS, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Salcido, Rudy Augustine 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.