Correa, Richard Valiant

Also known as: SGT, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 14TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT DRUM, NY

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 29, 2007

Age25 years old

Location of DeathILBU FALRIS, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

SGT Correa, Richard Valiant, 25, a native of HONOLULU, HI, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 14TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT DRUM, NY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 29, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Correa, Richard Valiant of HONOLULU, HI, 25 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 14TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT DRUM, NY at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On May 29, 2007, he died in ILBU FALRIS, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 29, 2007. Hometown: HONOLULU, HI.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Correa, Richard Valiant 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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