Long, Ryan Patrick
At 21, SPC Long, Ryan Patrick of SEAFORD, DE was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A 3D BATTALION 75TH RANGER REGIMENT, FORT BENNING, GA 31905, when he died in Iraq on April 3, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From SEAFORD, DE, SPC Long, Ryan Patrick, serving with COMPANY A 3D BATTALION 75TH RANGER REGIMENT, FORT BENNING, GA 31905, was 21 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
April 3, 2003 ? Long, Ryan Patrick died in Iraq, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.
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.
SEAFORD, DE is where Long, Ryan Patrick came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Long, Ryan Patrick 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.