Atkins, Julia Velinda
Female
Verified Active Duty, ARMY, 64TH MP CO, 720TH MP BN, 89TH MP BDE, FT. HOOD, TX, SGT Atkins, Julia Velinda of BOSSIER CITY, LA, 22, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 10, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Atkins, Julia Velinda, from BOSSIER CITY, LA, at age 22, with 64TH MP CO, 720TH MP BN, 89TH MP BDE, FT. HOOD, TX, she went to Iraq with the ARMY. She did not come home.
On December 10, 2005, she died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. Her name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
BOSSIER CITY, LA is where Atkins, Julia Velinda came from. It is where her memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Atkins, Julia Velinda 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.
