Silva, Alfredo Barajas
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Verified In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 15, 2005, the ARMY lost SSG Silva, Alfredo Barajas of CALEXICO, CA, 35, serving with HHB, 1ST BATTALION, 487TH FIELD ARTILLERY, MODESTO, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From CALEXICO, CA, SSG Silva, Alfredo Barajas, serving with HHB, 1ST BATTALION, 487TH FIELD ARTILLERY, MODESTO, CA, was 35 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On September 15, 2005, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
CALEXICO, CA is where Silva, Alfredo Barajas came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Silva, Alfredo Barajas 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.
