Long, Braden Joseph

Also known as: SPC, TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 4TH CAVALRY, FORT RILEY, KANSAS

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 4, 2007

Age19 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 4, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC Long, Braden Joseph of SHERMAN, TX, 19, serving with TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 4TH CAVALRY, FORT RILEY, KANSAS. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Long, Braden Joseph was 19 and from SHERMAN, TX when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 4TH CAVALRY, FORT RILEY, KANSAS as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On August 4, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC Long, Braden Joseph in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 19. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.

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.

SHERMAN, TX is where Long, Braden Joseph 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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Explore Further

Long, Braden Joseph 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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