Barnard, Leevi Khole
1LT Barnard, Leevi Khole, age 28, of MOUNT AIRY, NC ? National Guard, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 252D COMBINED ARMS, FAYETTEVILLE, NC, ? died on May 21, 2009 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as 1LT Barnard, Leevi Khole, from MOUNT AIRY, NC, at age 28, with HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 252D COMBINED ARMS, FAYETTEVILLE, NC, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
The date recorded for his death: May 21, 2009. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 21, 2009. Hometown: MOUNT AIRY, NC.
Explore Further
Barnard, Leevi Khole 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.