Byrd, Henry George Iii
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Verified At 20, SPC Byrd, Henry George Iii of VEGUITA, NM was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 30TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, when he died in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on June 24, 2007.
Their Story
Byrd, Henry George Iii was 20 and from VEGUITA, NM when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 30TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT STEWART, GEORGIA as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
Killed on June 24, 2007 in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY, Byrd, Henry George Iii was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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, 1ST BATTALION, 30TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT STEWART, GEORGIA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Byrd, Henry George Iii 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.
