Bell, Ryan Michael
On March 5, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC Bell, Ryan Michael of COLVILLE, WA in SAMARRA, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, FORT BRAGG, NC, sent Bell, Ryan Michael of COLVILLE, WA, then 21, ? SPC ? to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on March 5, 2007 in SAMARRA, IRAQ, from 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: March 5, 2007. Hometown: COLVILLE, WA.
Explore Further
Bell, Ryan Michael 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.