Penisten, Brian Hamilton
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Verified In AL FALLUJAH, IRAQ on November 2, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Penisten, Brian Hamilton of FT WAYNE, IN, 28, serving with AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BATTERY, 3RD ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT CARSON, CO 80913. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From FT WAYNE, IN, SPC Penisten, Brian Hamilton, serving with AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BATTERY, 3RD ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT CARSON, CO 80913, was 28 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On November 2, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Penisten, Brian Hamilton in AL FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 28. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: November 2, 2003. Hometown: FT WAYNE, IN.
Explore Further
Penisten, Brian Hamilton 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.
