Hocking, Brandon Scott
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Verified Sgt. Brandon Scott Hocking, 24, of Seattle, Washington, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with the 632nd Maintenance Company. He was killed in a hostile incident in As Samawah, Iraq, on March 21, 2011.
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Brandon Scott Hocking was a 24-year-old sergeant from Seattle, Washington. He served in the U.S. Army as part of the 632nd Maintenance Company, 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, based out of Fort Stewart, Georgia.
On March 21, 2011, Sgt. Hocking was killed in As Samawah, a city in southern Iraq's Muthanna province. According to the Department of Defense, his death was the result of a hostile incident. Few specific details of the event were publicly released, but it occurred during the final year of the U.S. military mission in Iraq.
Hocking died during Operation New Dawn, the official name for the U.S. military's role in Iraq from September 2010 to December 2011. This phase followed the end of major combat operations and focused on advising and assisting Iraqi security forces. The period saw a reduced but persistent level of violence against remaining U.S. troops.
Following his death, Sgt. Hocking was posthumously promoted from specialist to sergeant. His body was returned to the United States, and he was buried at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington. The Army released a statement extending condolences to his family and friends.
Sgt. Hocking is remembered on memorial walls at Fort Stewart and within veterans' communities. His name is inscribed on the Iraq War Memorial in Olympia, Washington, which honors state residents who died in the conflict.
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Sgt. Brandon Scott Hocking was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Burner, John Franklin Iii.
