Sotelo, Tomas Jr
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Verified HOWITZER BATTERY 2D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459, ARMY ? CPL Sotelo, Tomas Jr (HOUSTON, TX), age 20, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on June 27, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CPL Sotelo, Tomas Jr, 20 years old, grew up in HOUSTON, TX and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with HOWITZER BATTERY 2D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On June 27, 2003, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: June 27, 2003. Hometown: HOUSTON, TX.
Explore Further
Sotelo, Tomas Jr 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.
