Hunter, Matthew David
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Verified At 31, SGT Hunter, Matthew David of VALLEY GROVE, WV was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BN, 502D INF, 2D BCT, (TF BAND OF BROTHERS), FORT CAMPBELL, KY, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on January 23, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Hunter, Matthew David was 31 and from VALLEY GROVE, WV when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BN, 502D INF, 2D BCT, (TF BAND OF BROTHERS), FORT CAMPBELL, KY as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
January 23, 2006 ? Hunter, Matthew David died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.
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 ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Hunter, Matthew David 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.
