Byrd, Thomas Harold
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Verified In AR RAMADI, IRAQ on October 15, 2005, the ARMY lost SPC Byrd, Thomas Harold of COCHISE, AZ, 21, serving with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 69TH ARMOR, (2 MEF), FORT BENNING, GA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SPC Byrd, Thomas Harold, 21 years old, grew up in COCHISE, AZ and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 69TH ARMOR, (2 MEF), FORT BENNING, GA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On October 15, 2005, the ARMY lost SPC Byrd, Thomas Harold in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. He was 21. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
COCHISE, AZ is where Byrd, Thomas Harold came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Byrd, Thomas Harold 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.
