Balmer, Ryan Andrew
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Verified DET 113, 1ST FIELD INVESTIGATIONS REGION, HILL AFB, UT, AIR FORCE ? TSGT Balmer, Ryan Andrew (MISHAWAKA, IN), age 33, ? died in NEAR KIRKUK AB, IRAQ on June 5, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From MISHAWAKA, IN, TSGT Balmer, Ryan Andrew, serving with DET 113, 1ST FIELD INVESTIGATIONS REGION, HILL AFB, UT, was 33 years old when he deployed with the AIR FORCE to Iraq.
On June 5, 2007, the AIR FORCE lost TSGT Balmer, Ryan Andrew in NEAR KIRKUK AB, IRAQ. He was 33. The AIR FORCE recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
MISHAWAKA, IN is where Balmer, Ryan Andrew came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Balmer, Ryan Andrew 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.
