Payne, Rocky Dennis

Also known as: SGT, 497TH TRANS CO, 44TH CORPS SPT BN, 593D CORPS SPT GRP, FORT LEWIS, WA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMarch 16, 2005

Age26 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On March 16, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Payne, Rocky Dennis of HOWELL, UT in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? 497TH TRANS CO, 44TH CORPS SPT BN, 593D CORPS SPT GRP, FORT LEWIS, WA ? serving as SGT, Payne, Rocky Dennis was 26 and came from HOWELL, UT.

The date recorded for his death: March 16, 2005. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: 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.

HOWELL, UT is where Payne, Rocky Dennis came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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

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Payne, Rocky Dennis 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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