U.S. Army

Osbaldo Orozco

March 19, 1977 to April 25, 2003

Osbaldo Orozco was raised in Earlimart, California, and graduated from Delano High School in 1995. He received a football scholarship to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he joined ROTC and developed a passion for military service. He earned a degree in Social Sciences and received his Army commission in June 2001. Orozco served with the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He was killed on April 25, 2003, when his vehicle rolled over while responding to enemy fire north of Tikrit, Iraq.

Unit

1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division

Education

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Social Sciences

Burial

North Kern Cemetery, Delano, California

Portrait Sponsor

Butch and Karen Brown