Collins, Gary Lamar
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Verified On November 8, 2003, the ARMY lost SFC Collins, Gary Lamar of HARDIN, TX in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 32. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY A 1ST BATTALION 16TH INFANTRY, FORT RILEY, KS 66442, sent Collins, Gary Lamar of HARDIN, TX, then 32, ? SFC ? to Iraq.
Killed on November 8, 2003 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Collins, Gary Lamar 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
Collins, Gary Lamar 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.
