Mracek, Cory Ryan
From HAY SPRINGS, NE, SGT Mracek, Cory Ryan served with the ARMY, BATTERY A 3D BATTALION 319TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT BRAGG, NC 28310, and died on January 27, 2004 in ISKANDARIYAH, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SGT Mracek, Cory Ryan, 26 years old, grew up in HAY SPRINGS, NE and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with BATTERY A 3D BATTALION 319TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT BRAGG, NC 28310 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On January 27, 2004, he died in ISKANDARIYAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
HAY SPRINGS, NE is where Mracek, Cory Ryan came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Mracek, Cory Ryan 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.