Sanchez, Alberto Virrueta
Male
Verified On June 24, 2006, the ARMY lost SSG Sanchez, Alberto Virrueta of HOUSTON, TX in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 33. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Sanchez, Alberto Virrueta of HOUSTON, TX, 33 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 68TH ARMOR, 3 BCT, (101ST AA), FORT CARSON, CO at the rank of SSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
Killed on June 24, 2006 in BALAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Sanchez, Alberto Virrueta 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.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Sanchez, Alberto Virrueta 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.
