Bento, Anthony Kamalu
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Verified In BAYJI, IRAQ on September 24, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL Bento, Anthony Kamalu of SAN DIEGO, CA, 23, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From SAN DIEGO, CA, CPL Bento, Anthony Kamalu, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, was 23 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
Killed on September 24, 2007 in BAYJI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Bento, Anthony Kamalu was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
The members of COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Bento, Anthony Kamalu 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.
