Cason, Ahmed Akil

Also known as: SPC, A CO. 2ND BATTALION, 5TH CAVALRY REGIMENT (1ST CAV), FORT HOOD, TX 76544

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 4, 2004

Age24 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

A CO. 2ND BATTALION, 5TH CAVALRY REGIMENT (1ST CAV), FORT HOOD, TX 76544, ARMY ? SPC Cason, Ahmed Akil (PENSACOLA, FL), age 24, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on April 4, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? A CO. 2ND BATTALION, 5TH CAVALRY REGIMENT (1ST CAV), FORT HOOD, TX 76544 ? serving as SPC, Cason, Ahmed Akil was 24 and came from PENSACOLA, FL.

The date recorded for his death: April 4, 2004. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: 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: April 4, 2004. Hometown: PENSACOLA, FL.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Cason, Ahmed Akil 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.

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