Ling, Roger Getung
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Verified C COMPANY 1ST BATTALION 34TH ARMORED REGIMENT (1ST ID), FORT RILEY, KS 66442, ARMY ? SPC Ling, Roger Getung (DOUGLASTON, NY), age 20, ? died in KHALIDIYA, IRAQ on February 19, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, C COMPANY 1ST BATTALION 34TH ARMORED REGIMENT (1ST ID), FORT RILEY, KS 66442, sent Ling, Roger Getung of DOUGLASTON, NY, then 20, ? SPC ? to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on February 19, 2004 in KHALIDIYA, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: February 19, 2004. Hometown: DOUGLASTON, NY.
Explore Further
Ling, Roger Getung 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.
