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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.
USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The destroyer can operate with a Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), as an element of a Surface Action Group (SAG), or independently.
Jun 27, 2020 · Learn how Sgt. Rafael Peralta, a Marine who died in Fallujah, Iraq, was denied the Medal of Honor despite his heroic act of pulling a grenade to his body and saving four lives. Read the original award recommendation and the arguments for and against his valor.
Learn about the life and legacy of Sergeant Rafael Peralta, a U.S. Marine who received the Navy Cross posthumously for his actions in Iraq in 2004. Find out how his name honors a Navy destroyer and a Marine base.
Rafael Peralta was a U.S. Marine who was born in Mexico and enlisted after receiving his citizenship. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for saving his fellow Marines by throwing a grenade on himself in Iraq in 2004.
Aug 2, 2017 · The USS Rafael Peralta is a guided-missile destroyer commissioned in 2017, honoring the Marine sergeant who died in Iraq in 2004. Peralta's sacrifice is disputed by conflicting reports and medical evidence, and his award was downgraded from Medal of Honor to Navy Cross.
Dec 6, 2004 · Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta saved the lives of five others in his unit by smothering the blast of a grenade in Iraq.
