Barta, John Paul
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Verified At 25, CPL Barta, John Paul of CORPUS CHRISTI, TX was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BUHRITZ, IRAQ on December 23, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, sent Barta, John Paul of CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, then 25, ? CPL ? to Iraq.
On December 23, 2006, the ARMY lost CPL Barta, John Paul in BUHRITZ, IRAQ. He was 25. The ARMY 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.
The members of COMPANY D, 1ST SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Barta, John Paul 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.
