Nahvi, Russell Housein

Also known as: SPC, TROOP C, 5TH SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY (TF LIBERTY), FORT STEWART, GA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedOctober 19, 2005

Age24 years old

Location of DeathBALAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

TROOP C, 5TH SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY (TF LIBERTY), FORT STEWART, GA, ARMY ? SPC Nahvi, Russell Housein (ARLINGTON, TX), age 24, ? died in BALAD, IRAQ on October 19, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Nahvi, Russell Housein was 24 and from ARLINGTON, TX when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP C, 5TH SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY (TF LIBERTY), FORT STEWART, GA as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On October 19, 2005, he died in BALAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

The members of TROOP C, 5TH SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY (TF LIBERTY), FORT STEWART, GA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Nahvi, Russell Housein 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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