Holden, Brian Lee

Also known as: PFC, BATTERY A, 2D BATTALION, 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 9, 2007

Age37 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

BATTERY A, 2D BATTALION, 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, ARMY ? PFC Holden, Brian Lee (CLAREMONT, NC), age 37, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on April 9, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Holden, Brian Lee of CLAREMONT, NC, 37 years old, served in the ARMY with BATTERY A, 2D BATTALION, 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO at the rank of PFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

April 9, 2007 ? Holden, Brian Lee 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 9, 2007. Hometown: CLAREMONT, NC.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Holden, Brian Lee 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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