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Ramona M. Valdez
Ramona M. Valdez (June 26, 1984June 23, 2005) was a Dominican-born United States Marine who was killed in the Iraq War. She was posthumously honored by the U.S. Marine Corps when the II MEF Communications Training Center was dedicated as the Valdez Training Facility.
Early life and education.
Valdez's mother, Elida Nuñez moved to New York City from the Dominican Republic and raised her two daughters, Ramona and Fiorela Valdez, on her own in the Bronx. There the Valdez sisters
III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Corporal Ramona M. Valdez.
Corporal Ramona M. Valdez (1984–2005) was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Valdez, whose mother immigrated from the Dominican Republic, was a communications specialist. Valdez's most significant work was with Division's Counter Improvised Explosive Device Working Group. The success of the tests conducted by CIEDWG was in a large part attributed to Valdez's knowledge of single-channel radios.
Valdez, who was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North