Geer, George Raymond
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Verified SPC Geer, George Raymond, 27, a native of CORTEZ, CO, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 503D INFANTRY, 2ID (1 MEF), FORT CARSON, CO, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 17, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SPC Geer, George Raymond, from CORTEZ, CO, at age 27, with COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 503D INFANTRY, 2ID (1 MEF), FORT CARSON, CO, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On January 17, 2005, the ARMY lost SPC Geer, George Raymond in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 27. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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
Geer, George Raymond 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.
