Corporal Roberto Abad was assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Camp Pendleton, CA. He died from injuries sustained in combat on 6 August 2004 in Najaf Province, Iraq.

Burial

Corporal Roberto Abad is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA.