Heighter, Raheen Tyson

Also known as: SPC, HHC, 2ND BATTALION, 320TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223

Combatant

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DiedJuly 24, 2003

Age22 years old

Location of DeathAL HAWD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

SPC Heighter, Raheen Tyson, age 22, of BAY SHORE, NY ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2ND BATTALION, 320TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223, ? died on July 24, 2003 in AL HAWD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Heighter, Raheen Tyson was 22 and from BAY SHORE, NY when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2ND BATTALION, 320TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223 as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

The date recorded for his death: July 24, 2003. Location: AL HAWD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

BAY SHORE, NY is where Heighter, Raheen Tyson came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Heighter, Raheen Tyson 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.

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