Beyers, Nathan Ryan
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Verified U.S. Army Sergeant Nathan Ryan Beyers, 24, of Littleton, Colorado, died on July 7, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation New Dawn.
Their Story
Nathan Ryan Beyers was a 24-year-old sergeant from Littleton, Colorado. He served with Company B, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, part of the Idaho Army National Guard's 116th Heavy Brigade Combat Team based in Post Falls.
According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Sergeant Beyers died on July 7, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident. The specific attack was not detailed in initial releases, but his death was recorded as a combat loss.
Beyers died during Operation New Dawn, the renamed U.S. military mission in Iraq that began in September 2010 following the formal end of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The mission focused on advising and assisting Iraqi security forces as U.S. combat troops withdrew.
His death was reported by local media in Colorado and Idaho. The Idaho National Guard confirmed his passing, and his family was notified in Littleton.
Sergeant Beyers is listed on the Iraq War Memorial in Washington D.C. and is remembered by his unit and community. His name appears in official records documenting the final phase of the U.S. war in Iraq.
Explore Further
Sgt. Nathan Beyers was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Burner, John Franklin Iii.
