Bertoldie, Joel Lin
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Verified In FALLUJAH, IRAQ on July 18, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Bertoldie, Joel Lin of INDEPENDENCE, MO, 20, serving with HHC 4TH BATTALION 64TH ARMORED REGIMENT, FORT STEWART, GA 31314. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From INDEPENDENCE, MO, SPC Bertoldie, Joel Lin, serving with HHC 4TH BATTALION 64TH ARMORED REGIMENT, FORT STEWART, GA 31314, was 20 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
Killed on July 18, 2003 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Bertoldie, Joel Lin was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: July 18, 2003. Hometown: INDEPENDENCE, MO.
Explore Further
Bertoldie, Joel Lin 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.
