Blair, Robert Edward
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Verified At 22, SPC Blair, Robert Edward of OCALA, FL was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, 2D BCT, 1ST AD (4 ID), BAUMHOLDER, GM, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 25, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
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From OCALA, FL, SPC Blair, Robert Edward, serving with COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, 2D BCT, 1ST AD (4 ID), BAUMHOLDER, GM, was 22 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On May 25, 2006, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 C, 2D BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, 2D BCT, 1ST AD (4 ID), BAUMHOLDER, GM who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Blair, Robert Edward 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.
