House, Joel Amos
At 22, SGT House, Joel Amos of LEE, ME was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 2D BATTALION, 8TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in TAJI, IRAQ on June 23, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
House, Joel Amos of LEE, ME, 22 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY D, 2D BATTALION, 8TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
The date recorded for his death: June 23, 2007. Location: TAJI, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
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 D, 2D BATTALION, 8TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
House, Joel Amos 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.