Groepper, Chad David
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 4TH BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, CPL Groepper, Chad David of KINGSLEY, IA, 21, died in BAQUBAH, IRAQ on February 17, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as CPL Groepper, Chad David, from KINGSLEY, IA, at age 21, with HHC, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 4TH BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
The date recorded for his death: February 17, 2008. Location: BAQUBAH, 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.
The members of HHC, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 4TH BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Groepper, Chad David 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.
