Collins, Ryan Daniel
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 501ST INFANTRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK, CPL Collins, Ryan Daniel of VERNON, TX, 20, died in HAMIYAH, IRAQ on May 18, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 501ST INFANTRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK, sent Collins, Ryan Daniel of VERNON, TX, then 20, ? CPL ? to Iraq.
On May 18, 2007, he died in HAMIYAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
VERNON, TX is where Collins, Ryan Daniel came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Collins, Ryan Daniel 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.
