Arcand, Elden David

Also known as: PFC, 360TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, 68TH CSB, (1 COSCOM), FORT CARSON, CO

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 21, 2005

Age22 years old

Location of DeathTAL AFAR, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In TAL AFAR, IRAQ on August 21, 2005, the ARMY lost PFC Arcand, Elden David of WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN, 22, serving with 360TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, 68TH CSB, (1 COSCOM), FORT CARSON, CO.

Their Story

Arcand, Elden David was 22 and from WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, 360TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, 68TH CSB, (1 COSCOM), FORT CARSON, CO as PFC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

The date recorded for his death: August 21, 2005. Location: TAL AFAR, IRAQ.

Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 21, 2005. Hometown: WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Arcand, Elden David 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.

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