GREEN BERETS Lopez, Richard

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Lopez ​

• FORENAME

Richard ​

• UNIT

7 SF Group (Det A-784) ​

• RANK

Sergeant First Class ​

• NUMBER

• DATE OF DEATH

5th January 2009 ​

• AGE

37 ​

• GRAVESITE

Paso Robles District Cemetery,Paso Robles,San Luis Obispo County,California ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Fayetteville,Arkansas​

born 17.11.1971 San Luis Obispo,California​

son of Vincent Suarez​

father of Nicholas James Lopez​

attended Arroyo Grande High School,California​

entered service 1993​

Infantry​

US Army recruiter,Gainesville,Florida 2000​

82nd Airborne Division (Sgt)​

graduated SF 2005​

7 SF Group​

served Iraq and Afghanistan​

awards Bronze Star (x3),Army Commendation Medal (x4)​

injured in bar fight 2.1.2009 during vacation Steamboat Springs,Colorado​

died from severe head trauma Denver Health Medical Center,Colorado ​

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