Torres, Omar Ernesto
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Verified COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 5TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, ARMY ? PFC Torres, Omar Ernesto (CHICAGO, IL), age 20, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 22, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Torres, Omar Ernesto of CHICAGO, IL, 20 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 5TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX at the rank of PFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on August 22, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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 COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 5TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Torres, Omar Ernesto 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.
