Murphy, Christopher Edward
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Verified From LYNCHBURG, VA, CPL Murphy, Christopher Edward served with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 4TH BATTALION, 31ST INFANTRY, FORT DRUM, NY, and died on May 12, 2007 in AL TAQA, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY D, 4TH BATTALION, 31ST INFANTRY, FORT DRUM, NY, sent Murphy, Christopher Edward of LYNCHBURG, VA, then 21, ? CPL ? to Iraq.
May 12, 2007 ? Murphy, Christopher Edward died in AL TAQA, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
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: May 12, 2007. Hometown: LYNCHBURG, VA.
Explore Further
Murphy, Christopher Edward 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.
