Valdez, Ruben Jr
Male
Verified Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, L CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, LCPL Valdez, Ruben Jr of SAN DIEGO, TX, 21, died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on April 18, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
LCPL Valdez, Ruben Jr, 21 years old, grew up in SAN DIEGO, TX and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with L CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
April 18, 2004 ? Valdez, Ruben Jr died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
The MARINE CORPS classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Valdez, Ruben 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.
