Colton, Lawrence Shane
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Verified From OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, CW2 Colton, Lawrence Shane served with the ARMY, CO. C, 1ST BATTALION, 227TH AVIATION REGIMENT (1ST CAV), FORT HOOD, TX 76544, and died on April 12, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 32. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CW2 Colton, Lawrence Shane, 32 years old, grew up in OKLAHOMA CITY, OK and served as Reserve in the ARMY with CO. C, 1ST BATTALION, 227TH AVIATION REGIMENT (1ST CAV), FORT HOOD, TX 76544 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The date recorded for his death: April 12, 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 12, 2004. Hometown: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.
Explore Further
Colton, Lawrence Shane 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.
