Phillips, Sammie Eugene
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Verified PFC Phillips, Sammie Eugene, 19, a native of CECILIA, KY, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, BATTERY B, 2D BATTALION, 138TH FIELD ARTILLERY, CARLISLE, KY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 10, 2007.
Their Story
Phillips, Sammie Eugene of CECILIA, KY, 19 years old, served in the ARMY with BATTERY B, 2D BATTALION, 138TH FIELD ARTILLERY, CARLISLE, KY at the rank of PFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
September 10, 2007 ? Phillips, Sammie Eugene died in RUSTAMIYAH, IRAQ. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
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 BATTERY B, 2D BATTALION, 138TH FIELD ARTILLERY, CARLISLE, KY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Phillips, Sammie Eugene 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.
