Lee, Thomas Edward Iii

Also known as: PV1, TROOP A, 3D BATTALION, 8TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 29, 2009

Age20 years old

Location of DeathMOSUL, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On May 29, 2009, the ARMY lost PV1 Lee, Thomas Edward Iii of DALTON, GA in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Lee, Thomas Edward Iii of DALTON, GA, 20 years old, served in the ARMY with TROOP A, 3D BATTALION, 8TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX at the rank of PV1 ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

Killed on May 29, 2009 in MOSUL, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Lee, Thomas Edward Iii was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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.

DALTON, GA is where Lee, Thomas Edward Iii came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Lee, Thomas Edward Iii 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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