Fajardo, Mario
Army Captain

Mario Fajardo, age 29, from Flushing, New York, New York City county.

Parents: Nicholas Fajardo and Sonia Santiago

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Citadel (1984), John Browne High
Military history: 82nd Airborne Division

Date of death: Tuesday, February 26, 1991
Death details: One of 7 men killed while they cleared unexploded American land mines.
Cemetery: Memorialized in New York City at Captain Mario Fajardo Park, part of the larger Kissena Corridor Park.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation