Buckley, Ryan James
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Verified On June 23, 2006, the ARMY lost CPL Buckley, Ryan James of NOKOMIS, IL in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CPL Buckley, Ryan James, 21 years old, grew up in NOKOMIS, IL and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 506TH INFANTRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on June 23, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: June 23, 2006. Hometown: NOKOMIS, IL.
Explore Further
Buckley, Ryan James 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.
