Banks, Derek Ramond
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Verified SGT Banks, Derek Ramond, 24, a native of NEWPORT NEWS, VA, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, 237TH ENGINEER BATTALION, WEST POINT, VA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on November 14, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A National Guard member of the ARMY ? 237TH ENGINEER BATTALION, WEST POINT, VA ? serving as SGT, Banks, Derek Ramond was 24 and came from NEWPORT NEWS, VA.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on November 14, 2007 in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES, from HOSTILE.
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.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA is where Banks, Derek Ramond came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Banks, Derek Ramond 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.