Deese, Joshua
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Verified COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, ARMY ? 1LT Deese, Joshua (ROWLAND, NC), age 25, ? died in BALAD, IRAQ on October 15, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
1LT Deese, Joshua, 25 years old, grew up in ROWLAND, NC and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
October 15, 2006 ? Deese, Joshua died in BALAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.
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 COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Deese, Joshua 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.
