Rafael Peralta (April 7, 1979 – November 15, 2004) was a United States Marine killed in combat during Second Battle of Fallujah during the Iraq War. In September 2008 his family was notified that he was awarded the Navy Cross, the second-highest award a United States Marine can receive. In February 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that a new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer would be named USS Rafael Peralta.
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7 April 1979 Mexico City, Mexico
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15 November 2004 (aged 25) Fallujah, Iraq
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