Hafer, Richard William
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Verified In MOSUL, IRAQ on November 15, 2003, the ARMY lost PFC Hafer, Richard William of CROSS LANES, WV, 21, serving with C BATTERY 1ST BATTALION 320TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? C BATTERY 1ST BATTALION 320TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223 ? serving as PFC, Hafer, Richard William was 21 and came from CROSS LANES, WV.
Killed on November 15, 2003 in MOSUL, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Hafer, Richard William was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 C BATTERY 1ST BATTALION 320TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Hafer, Richard William 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.
