Herrema, Richard John

Also known as: SFC, HHC, USASOC, FORT BRAGG, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 25, 2006

Age27 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

SFC Herrema, Richard John, age 27, of JACKSON, TN ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, USASOC, FORT BRAGG, NC, ? died on April 25, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? HHC, USASOC, FORT BRAGG, NC ? serving as SFC, Herrema, Richard John was 27 and came from JACKSON, TN.

Killed on April 25, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Herrema, Richard John was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 25, 2006. Hometown: JACKSON, TN.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

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Herrema, Richard John 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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