Clifton, Karen Nicole

Also known as: CPL, 554TH MP COMPANY, 95TH MP BATTALION, 15TH MP BDE, KAISERSLAUTERN, GM

Combatant

Female Verified

DiedJune 21, 2007

Age22 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On June 21, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL Clifton, Karen Nicole of MOUNT ZION, IL in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. She was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Clifton, Karen Nicole of MOUNT ZION, IL, 22 years old, served in the ARMY with 554TH MP COMPANY, 95TH MP BATTALION, 15TH MP BDE, KAISERSLAUTERN, GM at the rank of CPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

Killed on June 21, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Clifton, Karen Nicole was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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.

MOUNT ZION, IL is where Clifton, Karen Nicole came from. It is where her memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Clifton, Karen Nicole 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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