Nguyen, Dan Hong
Male
Verified From SUGAR LAND, TX, CPL Nguyen, Dan Hong served with the ARMY, HHT, 1ST SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY (25 ID), FORT HOOD, TX, and died on May 8, 2007 in TAHRIR, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Nguyen, Dan Hong was 24 and from SUGAR LAND, TX when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHT, 1ST SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY (25 ID), FORT HOOD, TX as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on May 8, 2007 in TAHRIR, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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 HHT, 1ST SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY (25 ID), FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Nguyen, Dan Hong 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.
