Name:
Steven Ivan Candelo
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
Unit:
2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Date of Death:
2008-03-26
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon
Comments:
Steven Ivan Candelo was born on June 11, 1987, in Houston, Harris County, Texas. He was the son of Julia Martinez. He was a 2005 graduate of Elsik High School and joined the U.S. Army while still in school. He was assigned to A Troop, 1st Squadron, 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, based in Vilseck, Germany, where he served as a Corporal and Infantryman, and was later deployed to Iraq.
Cpl Candelo was killed on March 26, 2008, in Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle. He is now buried in the Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, thefallen.militarytimes.com, memorial.2dcavalryassociation.com