Velazquez, Paul Anthony
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Verified SSG Velazquez, Paul Anthony, age 29, of SAN DIEGO, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, C BATTERY 2D BATTALION 5TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT SILL, OK 73503, ? died on November 2, 2003 in AL FALLUJAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From SAN DIEGO, CA, SSG Velazquez, Paul Anthony, serving with C BATTERY 2D BATTALION 5TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT SILL, OK 73503, was 29 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On November 2, 2003, the ARMY lost SSG Velazquez, Paul Anthony in AL FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 29. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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: November 2, 2003. Hometown: SAN DIEGO, CA.
Explore Further
Velazquez, Paul Anthony 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.
