Higgins, Andrew James Duquette
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Verified At 28, SGT Higgins, Andrew James Duquette of HAYWARD, CA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in OLD BAQUBAH, IRAQ on June 5, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Higgins, Andrew James Duquette, from HAYWARD, CA, at age 28, with COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
June 5, 2007 ? Higgins, Andrew James Duquette died in OLD BAQUBAH, 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.
The members of COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Higgins, Andrew James Duquette 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.
