Estes, Justin Michael
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Verified On March 5, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Estes, Justin Michael of SIMS, AR in SAMARRA, IRAQ. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SSG Estes, Justin Michael, 25 years old, grew up in SIMS, AR and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, FORT BRAGG, NC during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on March 5, 2007 in SAMARRA, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Estes, Justin 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.
