Vilorio, Franklin Ruddys
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Verified U.S. Army Sergeant Franklin Ruddys Vilorio, 26, of Miami, Florida, was killed in a hostile incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 6, 2005.
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Franklin Ruddys Vilorio was a 26-year-old U.S. Army sergeant from Miami, Florida. He served with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Forward Support Battalion, part of Task Force Baghdad, based out of Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Sergeant Vilorio died on September 6, 2005, in Baghdad. According to the Department of Defense, he was killed by hostile enemy fire. No further details of the specific engagement were publicly released.
The year 2005 was one of the deadliest of Operation Iraqi Freedom, marked by a sustained insurgency and sectarian violence following the 2003 invasion. U.S. forces, engaged in counter-insurgency and stabilization operations, faced frequent attacks from improvised explosive devices and small-arms fire.
Vilorio's death was reported by the Miami Herald and other Florida news outlets, which noted his local ties. He was one of 846 American service members killed in Iraq in 2005.
He is memorialized on the Iraq War Veterans Memorial and other online military remembrance sites. His name is listed on casualty rolls for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Sergeant Vilorio was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2010). 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.
