Army Spc. Orengo was assigned to the 755th Military Police Company, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Orengo died in a gun battle while investigating a car theft in Najaf, about 100 miles southwest of Baghdad. He was kneeling, returning fire, when an enemy bullet ricocheted and struck him in the neck. Richard was decorated with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for heroism. He joined the National Guard in 1990 and served in Kosovo on a peacekeeping mission. In civilian life, he was a motorcycle police officer since 1996 in Bayamon, a San Juan suburb. Richard belonged to a motorcycle club called “The Moths,” which is comprised mostly of older people and has an 87-year-old man among its ranks. He is survived by his wife, Carmen Ivette Berrios Rodriguez, and four children.
Army Spc. Orengo was assigned to the 755th Military Police Company, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Orengo died in a gun battle while investigating a car theft in Najaf, about 100 miles southwest of Baghdad. He was kneeling, returning fire, when an enemy bullet ricocheted and struck him in the neck. Richard was decorated with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for heroism. He joined the National Guard in 1990 and served in Kosovo on a peacekeeping mission. In civilian life, he was a motorcycle police officer since 1996 in Bayamon, a San Juan suburb. Richard belonged to a motorcycle club called “The Moths,” which is comprised mostly of older people and has an 87-year-old man among its ranks. He is survived by his wife, Carmen Ivette Berrios Rodriguez, and four children.
Inscription
SGT US ARMY PG KOSOVO
IRAQI FREEDOM
BSM PH
TE AMAREMOS SIEMPRE
Gravesite Details
SGT PERSIAN GULF, KOSOVO, AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ
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