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  1. 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.

  2. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) proudly bears the name of U.S. Marine Sergeant Rafael Peralta, who received the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroic actions during...

  3. Nov 14, 2023 · The U.S.S. Rafael Peralta was heading north toward the Taiwan Strait when a voice came over the radio. It was the captain of the Haikou, a Chinese warship that had been trailing the American ...

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  5. Aug 2, 2017 · Sgt. Rafael Peralta was one of the first Marine Corps heroes of the Global War on Terror that most Marines had heard of. When I cycled through boot camp in 2008, his name was uttered along...

  6. Jun 27, 2020 · Rafael Peralta may not have received the Medal of Honor, but the original award request remains a detailed account of one Marine's sacrifice all those years ago in Fallujah, Iraq.

  7. Rafael Peralta. DATE OF BIRTH: April 7, 1979. PLACE OF BIRTH: Mexico City, Mexico. HOME OF RECORD: San Diego, California. Rafael Peralta was born in Mexico and entered the United States...

  8. Dec 6, 2004 · Sgt. Rafael Peralta is dead, but the story of his sacrifice to save fellow Marines will live long in Marine Corps lore. In the fierce battle for the Iraqi town of Fallouja, Peralta, with...

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