Howard, Curtis Tyrone Ii
From ANN ARBOR, MI, SSG Howard, Curtis Tyrone Ii served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, 3D BCT, 4TH ID, (101ST), FORT CARSON, CO, and died on February 22, 2006 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 32. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From ANN ARBOR, MI, SSG Howard, Curtis Tyrone Ii, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, 3D BCT, 4TH ID, (101ST), FORT CARSON, CO, was 32 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on February 22, 2006 in BALAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The members of COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, 3D BCT, 4TH ID, (101ST), FORT CARSON, CO who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Howard, Curtis Tyrone Ii 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.