Vargas-medina, Oscar Dario

Also known as: SSG, A COMPANY, 84TH ENGINEER BATTALION, (25TH ID) SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI 96857

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 1, 2004

Age32 years old

Location of DeathAL AMARAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

SSG Vargas-medina, Oscar Dario, age 32, of CHICAGO, IL ? Active Duty, ARMY, A COMPANY, 84TH ENGINEER BATTALION, (25TH ID) SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI 96857, ? died on May 1, 2004 in AL AMARAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? A COMPANY, 84TH ENGINEER BATTALION, (25TH ID) SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI 96857 ? serving as SSG, Vargas-medina, Oscar Dario was 32 and came from CHICAGO, IL.

The date recorded for his death: May 1, 2004. Location: AL AMARAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 1, 2004. Hometown: CHICAGO, IL.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

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Vargas-medina, Oscar Dario 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.

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