Tijerina, James Rodney
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Verified At 26, SGT Tijerina, James Rodney of BEASLEY, TX was serving with the MARINE CORPS, HMM-364, MAG-39, 3D MAW, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in KARMAH, IRAQ on February 7, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Tijerina, James Rodney was 26 and from BEASLEY, TX when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HMM-364, MAG-39, 3D MAW, CAMP PENDLETON, CA as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
Killed on February 7, 2007 in KARMAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Tijerina, James Rodney 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 members of HMM-364, MAG-39, 3D MAW, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Tijerina, James Rodney 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.
