Pongo, Diego D.
Marines Gunnery sergeant
Diego D. Pongo, age 34, from California, Simi Valley county.
Service era: Iraq
Child: Daughter
Schools: Simi Valley High (2003), Moorpark College
Date of death: Sunday, March 8, 2020
Death details: Died while clearing a tunnel complex of Islamic State fighters in the Makhmur Mountains of southern Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, VC Star