Arriaga, Richard Steve

Also known as: SPC, HHB 4TH BATTALION 42ND FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT HOOD, TX 76544

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 18, 2003

Age20 years old

Location of DeathTIKRIT, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On September 18, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Arriaga, Richard Steve of GANADO, TX in TIKRIT, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

From GANADO, TX, SPC Arriaga, Richard Steve, serving with HHB 4TH BATTALION 42ND FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT HOOD, TX 76544, was 20 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on September 18, 2003 in TIKRIT, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: September 18, 2003. Hometown: GANADO, TX.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Arriaga, Richard Steve 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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