Chappell, Jason Kristoffer
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Verified At 22, SPC Chappell, Jason Kristoffer of HEMET, CA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 9TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TEXAS 76544, when he died in KHALDIYAH, IRAQ on January 24, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Chappell, Jason Kristoffer was 22 and from HEMET, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 9TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TEXAS 76544 as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
Killed on January 24, 2004 in KHALDIYAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Chappell, Jason Kristoffer was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
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
Chappell, Jason Kristoffer 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.
