Transfiguracion, Reymund Rarogal

Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion was a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army, assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. He was a native of Waikoloa, Hawaii.

According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Transfiguracion died on August 12, 2018, in Homburg, Germany, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident. The official release stated he was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Specific details of the incident in Homburg were not publicly disclosed by the Pentagon.

Operation Freedom's Sentinel was the official name for the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan that began on January 1, 2015, following the conclusion of Operation Enduring Freedom. Its stated objectives included training, advising, and assisting Afghan security forces and conducting counterterrorism operations against remnants of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.

Transfiguracion's death was announced by the Department of Defense. He was posthumously promoted from Staff Sergeant to Sergeant First Class. A memorial service was held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and he was interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.

Sergeant First Class Transfiguracion's name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the 1st Special Forces Group compound. He is remembered by his unit and community as a decorated Special Forces soldier.

Reymund Transfiguracion was killed during Operation Freedom's Sentinel (ongoing since 2015). See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Golden, Jonathan Joseph, Gonzalez, Jose Juan, Sanchez, Maria Victoria, Dawson, John Michael.

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