Blakley, Richard Allen

Also known as: SSG, 738TH AREA SUPPORT MEDICAL COMPANY, (1 MEF), MONTICELLO, IN

Combatant

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DiedJune 6, 2006

Age34 years old

Location of DeathAL KHALIDIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

738TH AREA SUPPORT MEDICAL COMPANY, (1 MEF), MONTICELLO, IN, ARMY ? SSG Blakley, Richard Allen (PLAINFIELD, IN), age 34, ? died in AL KHALIDIYAH, IRAQ on June 6, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Blakley, Richard Allen was 34 and from PLAINFIELD, IN when he joined the National Guard, ARMY, 738TH AREA SUPPORT MEDICAL COMPANY, (1 MEF), MONTICELLO, IN as SSG. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On June 6, 2006, he died in AL KHALIDIYAH, 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: June 6, 2006. Hometown: PLAINFIELD, IN.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Blakley, Richard Allen 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.

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