Manuel, Ian Desmond

Also known as: CW2, 571ST MEDICAL COMPANY (AIR AMBULANCE), 3RD ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT CARSON, CO 80913

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJanuary 8, 2004

Age23 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

CW2 Manuel, Ian Desmond, 23, a native of JACKSONVILLE, FL, died serving in the Reserve, ARMY, 571ST MEDICAL COMPANY (AIR AMBULANCE), 3RD ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT CARSON, CO 80913, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 8, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Reserve member of the ARMY ? 571ST MEDICAL COMPANY (AIR AMBULANCE), 3RD ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT CARSON, CO 80913 ? serving as CW2, Manuel, Ian Desmond was 23 and came from JACKSONVILLE, FL.

January 8, 2004 ? Manuel, Ian Desmond died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: January 8, 2004. Hometown: JACKSONVILLE, FL.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

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Manuel, Ian Desmond 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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