Knier, Tony Lee
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Verified At 31, SFC Knier, Tony Lee of SABINSVILLE, PA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, when he died in BAYJI, IRAQ on October 21, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From SABINSVILLE, PA, SFC Knier, Tony Lee, serving with COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, was 31 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
The date recorded for his death: October 21, 2006. Location: BAYJI, 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: October 21, 2006. Hometown: SABINSVILLE, PA.
Explore Further
Knier, Tony Lee 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.
