Connelly, Brian Michael
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Verified At 26, CPL Connelly, Brian Michael of UNION BEACH, NJ was serving with the ARMY, A CO, 40TH EN BN, (ATTACHED TO 1-6 IN) (1-6 IN ATTACHED TO 3-82 ABN) (TASK ORG TO MND-B), when he died in ADHAMIYAH, IRAQ on February 26, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CPL Connelly, Brian Michael, 26 years old, grew up in UNION BEACH, NJ and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with A CO, 40TH EN BN, (ATTACHED TO 1-6 IN) (1-6 IN ATTACHED TO 3-82 ABN) (TASK ORG TO MND-B) during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On February 26, 2009, the ARMY lost CPL Connelly, Brian Michael in ADHAMIYAH, IRAQ. He was 26. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
The members of A CO, 40TH EN BN, (ATTACHED TO 1-6 IN) (1-6 IN ATTACHED TO 3-82 ABN) (TASK ORG TO MND-B) who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Connelly, Brian Michael 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.
