Calhoun, Derek Alan
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Verified CPL Calhoun, Derek Alan, 23, a native of OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 2D BATTALION, 8TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 23, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, CPL Calhoun, Derek Alan, serving with COMPANY D, 2D BATTALION, 8TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, was 23 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
The date recorded for his death: June 23, 2007. Location: TAJI, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
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 ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Calhoun, Derek Alan 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.
