Lafleur, Jason Kenneth

Also known as: CPL, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 40TH CAVALRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 4, 2007

Age28 years old

Location of DeathHAWR RAJAB, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

At 28, CPL Lafleur, Jason Kenneth of IGNACIO, CO was serving with the ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 40TH CAVALRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK, when he died in HAWR RAJAB, IRAQ on August 4, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Lafleur, Jason Kenneth was 28 and from IGNACIO, CO when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 40TH CAVALRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

August 4, 2007 ? Lafleur, Jason Kenneth died in HAWR RAJAB, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.

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 members of TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 40TH CAVALRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Lafleur, Jason Kenneth 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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