Carter, Justin Blake
On February 16, 2005, the ARMY lost SPC Carter, Justin Blake of MANSFIELD, MO in FOB MCKENZIE, IRAQ. He was 21.
Their Story
SPC Carter, Justin Blake, 21 years old, grew up in MANSFIELD, MO and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with E CO, 1ST BN, 15TH INF, 3D INF DIV, (TF 42D ID), FORT BENNING, GA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on February 16, 2005 in FOB MCKENZIE, IRAQ.
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: February 16, 2005. Hometown: MANSFIELD, MO.
Explore Further
Carter, Justin Blake 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.