Horton, Jeremy Richard
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Verified SSG Horton, Jeremy Richard, 24, a native of ERIE, PA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, B CO, 2D BN, 6TH INFANTRY, 1ST ARMORED DIVISION APO AE 09034 (BAUMHOLDER, GE), during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 21, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From ERIE, PA, SSG Horton, Jeremy Richard, serving with B CO, 2D BN, 6TH INFANTRY, 1ST ARMORED DIVISION APO AE 09034 (BAUMHOLDER, GE), was 24 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
Killed on May 21, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Horton, Jeremy Richard was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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: May 21, 2004. Hometown: ERIE, PA.
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Horton, Jeremy Richard 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.
