Locklear, Velton Iii
Male
Verified SGT Locklear, Velton Iii, age 29, of LACEY, WA ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, ? died on September 23, 2006 in RIYADH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Locklear, Velton Iii was 29 and from LACEY, WA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On September 23, 2006, he died in RIYADH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
The members of COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Locklear, Velton 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.
