Mcknight, Omar James
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Verified 6TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, MACDILL AFB, FL, AIR FORCE ? SRA Mcknight, Omar James (MARRERO, LA), age 22, ? died in JOINT BASE BALAD, IRAQ on January 18, 2009.
Their Story
The AIR FORCE, 6TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, MACDILL AFB, FL, sent Mcknight, Omar James of MARRERO, LA, then 22, ? SRA ? to Iraq.
On January 18, 2009, he died in JOINT BASE BALAD, IRAQ. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
The members of 6TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, MACDILL AFB, FL who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Mcknight, Omar James 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.
