Arcala, Kurtis Dean Kama
On September 11, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Arcala, Kurtis Dean Kama of PALMER, AK in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY C, 2ND BATTALION, 7TH INFANTRY, (TF LIBERTY), FORT STEWART, GA, sent Arcala, Kurtis Dean Kama of PALMER, AK, then 22, ? SGT ? to Iraq.
On September 11, 2005, he died in BALAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Arcala, Kurtis Dean Kama 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.