Kruger, Eric John
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Verified LTC Kruger, Eric John, age 40, of GARLAND, TX ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2ND BATTALION, 2ND BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT CARSON, CO, ? died on November 2, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Kruger, Eric John of GARLAND, TX, 40 years old, served in the ARMY with HHC, 2ND BATTALION, 2ND BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT CARSON, CO at the rank of LTC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
Killed on November 2, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Kruger, Eric John was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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
Kruger, Eric John 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.
