caption serviceyears branch relations death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit image_size awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
valdez in 2002 2002 & ndash ; 2005 united states marine corps elida -rrb- estefani valdez -lrb- sister -rrb- fiorela valdez -lrb- sister nuñez -rrb- -lrb- mother -rrb- louis valdez -lrb- father 23 june 2005 fallujah , iraq dominican republic united states of america headquarters expeditionary force battalion , 2nd marine division , ii marine 305px border iraq war 26 june 1984 25px corporal ramona valdez , usmc.png border ramona m. valdez
 ramona m. valdez
ramona m. valdez

ramona m. valdez -lrb- june 26 , 1984june 23 , 2005 -rrb- 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 .
