Kolath, Obediah James

Also known as: SFC, US ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, FORT BRAGG, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 28, 2005

Age32 years old

Location of DeathLANDSTUHL, GERMANY

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

SFC Kolath, Obediah James, age 32, of LOUISBURG, MO ? Active Duty, ARMY, US ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, FORT BRAGG, NC, ? died on August 28, 2005 in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Kolath, Obediah James was 32 and from LOUISBURG, MO when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, US ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, FORT BRAGG, NC as SFC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On August 28, 2005, the ARMY lost SFC Kolath, Obediah James in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY. He was 32. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 28, 2005. Hometown: LOUISBURG, MO.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Kolath, Obediah James 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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