Ferguson, Richard Lee

Also known as: MSG, A CO., 2ND BATTALION / 10TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT CARSON, CO 80913

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMarch 30, 2004

Age45 years old

Location of DeathSOMARA, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On March 30, 2004, the ARMY lost MSG Ferguson, Richard Lee of CONWAY, NH in SOMARA, IRAQ. He was 45.

Their Story

Ferguson, Richard Lee of CONWAY, NH, 45 years old, served in the ARMY with A CO., 2ND BATTALION / 10TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT CARSON, CO 80913 at the rank of MSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

The date recorded for his death: March 30, 2004. Location: SOMARA, IRAQ.

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 ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Ferguson, Richard Lee 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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