Nelson, Lex S
Male
Verified At 21, SPC Nelson, Lex S of SALT LAKE CITY, UT was serving with the ARMY, HHB, 1ST BATTALION, 41ST FIELD ARTILLERY, 1ST BCT (TF BAGHDAD), FORT STEWART, GA, when he died in TIKRIT, IRAQ on December 12, 2005.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? HHB, 1ST BATTALION, 41ST FIELD ARTILLERY, 1ST BCT (TF BAGHDAD), FORT STEWART, GA ? serving as SPC, Nelson, Lex S was 21 and came from SALT LAKE CITY, UT.
Killed on December 12, 2005 in TIKRIT, IRAQ, Nelson, Lex S 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.
The members of HHB, 1ST BATTALION, 41ST FIELD ARTILLERY, 1ST BCT (TF BAGHDAD), FORT STEWART, GA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Nelson, Lex S 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.
