James, Luke Samuel
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Verified Reserve, ARMY, B COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 505TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT BRAGG, NC, 2LT James, Luke Samuel of HOOKER, OK, 24, died in ISKANDARIYAH, IRAQ on January 27, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as 2LT James, Luke Samuel, from HOOKER, OK, at age 24, with B COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 505TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT BRAGG, NC, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On January 27, 2004, he died in ISKANDARIYAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 B COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 505TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT BRAGG, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
James, Luke Samuel 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.
