Mccandless, Rodney Lynn
SPC Mccandless, Rodney Lynn, age 21, of CAMDEN, AR ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 82D BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT BRAGG, NC, ? died on April 7, 2007 in ZAGANIYAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From CAMDEN, AR, SPC Mccandless, Rodney Lynn, serving with COMPANY D, 82D BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT BRAGG, NC, was 21 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on April 7, 2007 in ZAGANIYAH, IRAQ, from 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.
The members of COMPANY D, 82D BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT BRAGG, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Mccandless, Rodney Lynn 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.