Grothe, Kelly Branden
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Verified CPL Grothe, Kelly Branden, 21, a native of SPOKANE, WA, died serving in the Reserve, ARMY, COMPANY B, 321ST ENGINEER BATTALION, HAYDEN LAKE, ID, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 3, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Grothe, Kelly Branden was 21 and from SPOKANE, WA when he joined the Reserve, ARMY, COMPANY B, 321ST ENGINEER BATTALION, HAYDEN LAKE, ID as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
The date recorded for his death: May 3, 2007. Location: AR RAMADI, IRAQ. Cause: 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
Grothe, Kelly Branden 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.
