Buchan, Raymond Richard
From JOHNSTOWN, PA, SFC Buchan, Raymond Richard served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GM, and died on July 1, 2007 in TA`MEEM, IRAQ. He was 33. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SFC Buchan, Raymond Richard, from JOHNSTOWN, PA, at age 33, with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GM, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
The date recorded for his death: July 1, 2007. Location: TA`MEEM, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
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.
JOHNSTOWN, PA is where Buchan, Raymond 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
Buchan, Raymond 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.