Morgan, Richard Lynn Jr

Also known as: SSG, 660TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, CADIZ, OH 43701

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedOctober 5, 2004

Age38 years old

Location of DeathLATFIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

At 38, SSG Morgan, Richard Lynn Jr of ST CLAIRSVILLE, OH was serving with the ARMY, 660TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, CADIZ, OH 43701, when he died in LATFIYAH, IRAQ on October 5, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Morgan, Richard Lynn Jr of ST CLAIRSVILLE, OH, 38 years old, served in the ARMY with 660TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, CADIZ, OH 43701 at the rank of SSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

Killed on October 5, 2004 in LATFIYAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Morgan, Richard Lynn Jr 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: October 5, 2004. Hometown: ST CLAIRSVILLE, OH.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Morgan, Richard Lynn Jr 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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