Domingo Arroyo, Jr.

Private First Class Domingo Arroyo, Jr. , a United States Marine, was the first Puerto Rican and American serviceman to be killed in Operation Restore Hope during the Somalian Civil War. Senator William Warren Bill Bradley and the United States Senate paid tribute to Arroyo Jr. and the men of the 1st Marine Division honored his memory by naming their camp Camp Arroyo in Somalia and a beach which is several hundred yards southeast of the Mogadishu Airport Arroyo Beach.

Arroyo was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico. His family moved to mainland United States June 15, 1984, in search of a better way of life. They moved to the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, where Arroyo received his primary and secondary educations. In his senior year at Elizabeth High School, he enlisted as a poolee. Even though he graduated with good grades from high school and his family was keen for him to attend college, he was unable to do so because of his familys difficult economic situation.

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