Lyons, James Nathaniel
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Verified At 28, 1LT Lyons, James Nathaniel of ROCHESTER, NY was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 27, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, FORT HOOD, TX ? serving as 1LT, Lyons, James Nathaniel was 28 and came from ROCHESTER, NY.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on September 27, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from 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.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Lyons, James Nathaniel 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.
