Brown, Lerando Junior
At 27, SGT Brown, Lerando Junior of GULFPORT, MS was serving with the ARMY, 288TH SAPPER COMPANY, 223D ENGINEER BATTALION, HOUSTON, MS, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on March 15, 2008.
Their Story
SGT Brown, Lerando Junior, 27 years old, grew up in GULFPORT, MS and served as National Guard in the ARMY with 288TH SAPPER COMPANY, 223D ENGINEER BATTALION, HOUSTON, MS during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The date recorded for his death: March 15, 2008. Location: BALAD, IRAQ.
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.
GULFPORT, MS is where Brown, Lerando Junior came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Brown, Lerando Junior 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.