Fishbeck, Christopher Brook
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Verified U.S. Army Specialist Christopher Brook Fishbeck, 24, of Victorville, California, was killed in a hostile incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 6, 2011.
Their Story
Christopher Brook Fishbeck was a 24-year-old specialist in the U.S. Army from Victorville, California. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Riley, Kansas.
According to the Department of Defense, Fishbeck died on June 6, 2011, in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident. The specific attack that caused his death was not detailed in initial casualty reports, which listed the cause as hostile fire.
Fishbeck's death occurred during Operation New Dawn, the final phase of the U.S. military mission in Iraq that succeeded Operation Iraqi Freedom. The operation, which formally began in September 2010, focused on advising and assisting Iraqi security forces as U.S. combat troops withdrew.
Fishbeck was one of 66 U.S. service members killed during Operation New Dawn. His death was reported by multiple news outlets, including the Associated Press, as part of the routine casualty announcements from the Department of Defense.
He is memorialized on the website iCasualties.org, which documents coalition fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan, and on other military remembrance pages. His unit, the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, has a history dating back to World War I.
Explore Further
Fishbeck was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Burner, John Franklin Iii.
