Palacios, David, SFC

Engineer
 
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Current Service Status
USA Retired
Current/Last Rank
Sergeant First Class
Current/Last Service Branch
Engineer Corps
Current/Last Primary MOS
12B40-Combat Engineer
Current/Last MOS Group
Engineer
Primary Unit
2013-2016, 12B40, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Previously Held MOS
21B10-Combat Engineer
12B10-Combat Engineer
Service Years
2000 - 2016
Other Languages
Spanish
Engineer Corps
Sergeant First Class
Five Service Stripes
Eight Overseas Service Bars

 Official Badges 

172nd Infantry Brigade 1st Infantry Division Army Retired-Soldier for Life Army Physical Fitness Badge

US Army Retired (Post-2007) Schutzenschnur Silver


 Unofficial Badges 

de FLEURY Medallion (Bronze) German Sports Badge St. Christopher Medal (Transportation)


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Wounded Warrior Project2Patriot Guard RidersVeterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)Chapter 2929
Life MemberFort A.P. Hill Chapter
  2006, Wounded Warrior Project2 - Assoc. Page
  2007, Patriot Guard Riders
  2007, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) - Assoc. Page
  2007, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 2929 (Member) (Redlands, California) - Chap. Page
  2007, Army Engineer Association (AEA), Life Member - Chap. Page
  2013, Association of United States Army (AUSA), Fort A.P. Hill Chapter (Member) (Bowling Green, Virginia) - Chap. Page


 Additional Information
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OIF/Transition of Iraq (2003-04)/FOB Somerall Bayji, Iraq
From Month/Year
May / 2003		 To Month/Year
June / 2004

Description
Baiji was captured with little or no fighting during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It was briefly thought in late April 2003 that barrels of chemicals found in a storage area near the town contained the nerve agent cyclosarin. Soon afterwards, United States troops discovered an underground oil refinery at Baiji which was initially suspected to be a chemical weapons plant. Both leads eventually proved to be false alarms in the search for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.

Following the invasion, Baiji subsequently became the scene of a number of insurgent attacks. The town is at one end of the "Sunni Triangle" region which provided the bedrock of Saddam Hussein's support. The sprawling oil refinery and pipelines have been particularly difficult to protect against guerrillas. There have been repeated attacks on the oil pipelines and other elements of the oil infrastructure.

In October 2003, violent riots broke out in the town in protest against the US-backed police force, which was accused of corruption. US troops restored order, wounding four Iraqis in the process, and sacked the town's police chief, replacing him with a local man elected by tribal elders. A US soldier was killed in the town on October 12. US troops subsequently conducted a number of raids in the town to root out guerrillas, who were publicly supported by some of Baiji's clergy. It was also thought that Saddam Hussein might be hiding in Baiji, prompting raids to find him, before he was eventually captured in December 2003 in the nearby village of ad-Dawr.

In May 2007, a Joint Security Station (JSS) was established in Baiji named "JSS Arvanitis-Sigua" after two US Paratroopers who lost their lives in combat in Bayji.

In April 2009, the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) opened within the JSS. The function of the JCC is to enable the coordination of Iraqi municipal agencies thereby building the Government's capacity to provide essential services to the approximately 250,000 residents of the greater Baiji area.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 2004		 To Month/Year
June / 2004
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

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  • Alexander, Darkaire, SGT, (2002-Present)
  • Anderson, Brad, SFC, (1998-2008)
  • Aponte, Francisco, CSM, (1979-2009)
  • Arlaud, Douglas, SGT, (1997-Present)
  • Atkinson, David, SSG, (2003-2021)
  • BAERINGER, LAMONT, SSG, (1991-Present)
  • Bailey, Tom, SGT, (2002-2009)
  • Beady, Shaun, SSG, (2002-Present)
  • Biehl, Shane, SSG, (1999-2005)
  • Bottoms, David, MAJ, (1998-2009)
  • Boykin, Ryan, SGT, (2005-2009)
  • Brown, Jeremy, SFC, (2002-2022)
  • Brown, Kenneth, CW2, (2000-Present)
  • Colman, Dwayne, SSG, (1998-Present)
  • Deich, Darren, MSG, (1985-2005)
  • DeJesus, Rizaldy Jim, SGT, (1998-Present)
  • Deutsch, Mark, CSM, (1988-Present)
  • DEVINE, RYAN, SP 4, (2005-2009)
  • Dolan, Patrick, 1LT, (2007-Present)
  • Eckel, David, 1SG, (1983-2008)
  • Ernst, John, SFC, (1999-Present)
  • Evers, Robert, SGT, (2001-2006)
  • Fernandez, Jorge, S/SGT, (2000-2008)
  • Ford, Bradley, SSG, (2000-Present)
  • Frugia, Stanley, SSG, (2000-2005)
  • Garland, Mark, 1SG, (1984-Present)
  • Haddock, Jorge, SSG, (1995-2016)
  • Hanson, Paul, CW3, (2003-Present)
  • Hardin, John, SSG, (2001-2009)
  • Hayden, Victor, SSG, (1987-Present)
  • Hillner, Eric, CPT, (2000-2005)
  • Hodge, Todd, SFC, (1994-Present)
  • Jackson, Jeffrey, SSG, (1997-Present)
  • Jeadrik, Jose, SGT, (2003-Present)
  • Jenkins, Caesare, CPL, (2002-Present)
  • Keeler, Tristan, SPC, (2002-Present)
  • Kowalkowski, Steven, SGT, (2000-Present)
  • Larasandoval, Efrain, SSG, (2001-Present)
  • Lett, William, SSG, (1994-2008)
  • Logan, Phil, COL, (1986-2009)
  • Long, Nickolaus, SSG, (1998-Present)
  • Lytton, Kevin, CPT, (2002-2008)
  • Maddux, James, SFC, (1990-Present)
  • Malone, Patrick, MAJ, (1998-Present)
  • Manning, Kelvin, SFC, (1995-Present)
  • Marcum, Greg, CW3, (1986-2006)
  • Martin, Cory, CPT, (2003-2008)
  • Massey, Michael, CPT, (2000-2009)
  • McMillan, Blake, SGT, (2005-2012)
  • Meckley, TJ, SFC, (1995-2008)
  • Morris, Brad, WO1, (1995-2008)
  • Murray, Phillip, SSG, (2002-Present)
  • Perez, Tyler, SSG, (2003-Present)
  • Pete, Nerine, CPT, (1989-Present)
  • Pryor, Anthony, 1SG, (1988-2008)
  • Ray, Andrelus, SSG, (1998-2008)
  • Richardson, James, SFC, (1996-2008)
  • Roche, Jeremiah, SGT, (2002-2008)
  • Rodriguez, Jorge, SGT, (2002-2009)
  • Schmidt, Michael, SGT, (2003-2010)
  • Scott, James, SGT, (2007-Present)
  • Seawright, Joshua, SSG, (1999-Present)
  • Septer, Gregory, SGM, (1983-Present)
  • Smallwood, Christopher, SSG, (1998-Present)
  • Stong, Anthony, 1LT, (2007-Present)
  • Tamburello, Chris, CW3, (1997-Present)
  • Taylor, William, SGT, (2003-2009)
  • Thompson, Raumando, SGT, (1997-Present)
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