Givens, Steven Ray
SPC Givens, Steven Ray, 26, a native of MOBILE, AL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 15TH INFANTRY, 3D BDE, 3D ID, FORT BENNING, GA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 8, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SPC Givens, Steven Ray, from MOBILE, AL, at age 26, with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 15TH INFANTRY, 3D BDE, 3D ID, FORT BENNING, GA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
The date recorded for his death: May 8, 2005. Location: BALAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
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.
MOBILE, AL is where Givens, Steven Ray came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Givens, Steven Ray 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.