Hester, Charles Brandon
PFC Hester, Charles Brandon, 23, a native of CATALDO, ID, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 26, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA, sent Hester, Charles Brandon of CATALDO, ID, then 23, ? PFC ? to Iraq.
May 26, 2007 ? Hester, Charles Brandon died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
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.
CATALDO, ID is where Hester, Charles Brandon came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Hester, Charles Brandon 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.