Long, Brian Michael
SSG Long, Brian Michael, 32, a native of BURNS, WY, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2D BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 10, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Long, Brian Michael was 32 and from BURNS, WY when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2D BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA as SSG. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
The date recorded for his death: June 10, 2007. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: June 10, 2007. Hometown: BURNS, WY.
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Long, Brian Michael 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.