Blackwell, Justin Richard
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Verified On August 5, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC Blackwell, Justin Richard of PARIS, TN in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 27. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Blackwell, Justin Richard of PARIS, TN, 27 years old, served in the ARMY with 59TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 759TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, FORT CARSON, CO at the rank of SPC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
August 5, 2007 ? Blackwell, Justin Richard died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
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.
PARIS, TN is where Blackwell, Justin Richard came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Blackwell, Justin Richard 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.
