Leep, James Ronald Jr

Staff Sergeant James Ronald Leep Jr. was a 44-year-old soldier from Richmond, Virginia. He served with the Virginia Army National Guard's 1033rd Engineer Support Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command, based in Cedar Bluff, Virginia.

According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Leep died on October 17, 2011, at Contingency Operating Site Kalsu in Babil Province, Iraq. The official cause was listed as a non-combat related incident. The specific circumstances surrounding his death were not detailed in public military releases.

Leep's death occurred during Operation New Dawn, the final phase of the U.S. military mission in Iraq that began in September 2010. This period followed the official end of combat operations and focused on advising and assisting Iraqi security forces. The U.S. withdrawal was completed in December 2011.

Leep's death was reported by several news outlets, including The Richmond Times-Dispatch and national military news services. He was one of at least 66 U.S. service members who died during Operation New Dawn.

He is memorialized on the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond. His unit, the 276th Engineer Battalion, had previously deployed to Iraq in 2005-2006 and to Afghanistan in 2008-2009.

James Leep was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Burner, John Franklin Iii.

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