Verdeja, Justin Abel
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, SPC Verdeja, Justin Abel of LA PUENTE, CA, 20, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on June 5, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Verdeja, Justin Abel of LA PUENTE, CA, 20 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO at the rank of SPC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
Killed on June 5, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Verdeja, Justin Abel was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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, 12TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Verdeja, Justin Abel 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.
