Sanchez, Oscar
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Verified At 19, PFC Sanchez, Oscar of MODESTO, CA was serving with the ARMY, C COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 24TH INFANTRY REGIMENT (25TH ID), FORT LEWIS WA, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on December 29, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Sanchez, Oscar was 19 and from MODESTO, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, C COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 24TH INFANTRY REGIMENT (25TH ID), FORT LEWIS WA as PFC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On December 29, 2004, the ARMY lost PFC Sanchez, Oscar in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 19. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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 C COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 24TH INFANTRY REGIMENT (25TH ID), FORT LEWIS WA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Sanchez, Oscar 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.
