Keith, Chad Lynn

Also known as: SGT, COMPANY D 2ND BATTALION 325TH AIRBORNE INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORTBRAGG, NC 28301

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJuly 7, 2003

Age21 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

At 21, SGT Keith, Chad Lynn of BATESVILLE, IN was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY D 2ND BATTALION 325TH AIRBORNE INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORTBRAGG, NC 28301, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on July 7, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Keith, Chad Lynn of BATESVILLE, IN, 21 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY D 2ND BATTALION 325TH AIRBORNE INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORTBRAGG, NC 28301 at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on July 7, 2003 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: July 7, 2003. Hometown: BATESVILLE, IN.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Keith, Chad Lynn 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.

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