Zapata, Mark Anthony
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Verified SPC Zapata, Mark Anthony, age 27, of EDINBURG, TX ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2ND BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY (1CD), FORT HOOD, TX 76544, ? died on August 15, 2004 in AN NAJAF, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SPC Zapata, Mark Anthony, from EDINBURG, TX, at age 27, with COMPANY A, 2ND BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY (1CD), FORT HOOD, TX 76544, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
August 15, 2004 ? Zapata, Mark Anthony died in AN NAJAF, 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 15, 2004. Hometown: EDINBURG, TX.
Explore Further
Zapata, Mark 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.
