Apuan, Matthew Stephen
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Verified On February 18, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Apuan, Matthew Stephen of LAS CRUCES, NM in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 27.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Apuan, Matthew Stephen, from LAS CRUCES, NM, at age 27, with TROOP D, 1ST SQUADRON, 5TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
February 18, 2007 ? Apuan, Matthew Stephen died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The members of TROOP D, 1ST SQUADRON, 5TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Apuan, Matthew Stephen was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.
