Paton, Jason Lee
On August 22, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Paton, Jason Lee of POWAY, CA in MULTAKA, IRAQ. He was 25.
Their Story
The ARMY, HHC, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, sent Paton, Jason Lee of POWAY, CA, then 25, ? SSG ? to Iraq.
The date recorded for his death: August 22, 2007. Location: MULTAKA, IRAQ.
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 ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Paton, Jason Lee 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.