Ostrom, Ryan Scott
On August 9, 2005, the ARMY lost SSG Ostrom, Ryan Scott of LIBERTY, PA in TAQADDUM, IRAQ. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SSG Ostrom, Ryan Scott, from LIBERTY, PA, at age 25, with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 109TH INFANTRY (2 MEF), WILLIAMSPORT, PA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on August 9, 2005 in TAQADDUM, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
LIBERTY, PA is where Ostrom, Ryan Scott came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Ostrom, Ryan Scott 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.