Maseth, Ryan Douglas
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, SSG Maseth, Ryan Douglas of PITTSBURGH, PA, 24, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on January 2, 2008.
Their Story
Serving as SSG Maseth, Ryan Douglas, from PITTSBURGH, PA, at age 24, with COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
Killed on January 2, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Maseth, Ryan Douglas was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
The members of COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT CAMPBELL, KY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Maseth, Ryan Douglas 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.
