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Rafael Peralta

United States Marine

Died when: 25 years 222 days (307 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Rafael Peralta

Rafael Peralta (April 7, 1979 – November 15, 2004) was a United States Marine killed in combat during the Second Battle of Fallujah during the Iraq War.

In September 2008 his family was notified that he was awarded the Navy Cross, the second-highest award a United States Marine can receive.

In February 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that a new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer would be named USS Rafael Peralta.


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