Private Christopher J. Castaneda; non-combat casualty of Inherent Resolve
PVT Castaneda
The Army’s 10th Mountain Division announces the non-combat death of Private Christopher J. Castaneda at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq while he was serving there as an infantryman in the 3rd Battalion, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. He was 19 years old and he hailed from Fripp Island, South Carolina. Private Castaneda enlisted in January 2015 and deployed in August to Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq. Although there are no details of the circumstances surrounding his death, the press release does say that he was awarded a posthumous Army Achievement Medal.
Thanks to Jon the Mechanic for the heads-up.
Category: We Remember
Rest In Peace well deserved, Private Christopher J. Castaneda. God bless your family now.
Thank You.. for your service…. Salute!!!!!!!
——Rest Well ——–
Prayers up. RIP.
God Bless.
Thank you young trooper.
Godspeed to you Sir.
Rest in peace young soldier.
Sad to say, his buddy accidentally shot him. There are rules of gun control for a reason.
How do you know that? I’m just curious I actually was friends with him and I’m curious on how he passed… So heart breaking.
My brother is an officer in the 10th mountain. It was not intentional just one of those stupid things. Don’t point your weapon at something you don’t want to shoot.
omg ty he is my husbands grandson
Please contact me with any information. My daughter has been talking to Christopher for about a year and 8 months. We send pictures letters and a package to him. Please contact me.
My daughter is Natalia you might of heard about her. She really wants to talk to his grandparents. He talked so highly of them. He loved them so much.
My daughter was seeing him. Can someone please contact me and let us know what really happened. I have no why of contacting his grandparents. Can you have one of his friends contact me. My daughter is devastated. Has been in tears since we found out. We thought something was wrong when he stop calling. He called everyday.
Until such time as there is a report of the incident, it is not good to engage in chatter about what might have happened.
@Dane Gun control and proper trigger finger discipline are 2 totally separate things. Don’t bring your biased liberal agenda while this soldier’s blood is still in the sand.
Gun control is keeping your weapon from flagging your buddies.
Mr. Dane, I am asking that you and your brother keep from speaking about Christopher until the offical investigation is complete. What your brother has done by passing this unvarified info on to you, as a officer in the Army is shameful, and what you are continuing to do is just as bad. Not only does this fallen hero deserve to rest in peace, but his family deserves to be notified of any OFFICALfindings by the military. When you take to social media/outlets to “speak what you know” just remember you are but a mere spectator, and some where someone’s world has been shattered.
You are exactly right I knew his father I use to work with him and his is reasonably upset and as a father it would kill me not to know facts but hear or see gossip