Pickard, Heath Kayne

Also known as: PFC, C COMPANY, 1-5 IN, 1- 25 SBCT, TF 1AD

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedOctober 16, 2008

Age21 years old

Location of DeathFOB WARHORSE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In FOB WARHORSE, IRAQ on October 16, 2008, the ARMY lost PFC Pickard, Heath Kayne of PALESTINE, TX, 21, serving with C COMPANY, 1-5 IN, 1- 25 SBCT, TF 1AD. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Pickard, Heath Kayne was 21 and from PALESTINE, TX when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, C COMPANY, 1-5 IN, 1- 25 SBCT, TF 1AD as PFC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On October 16, 2008, the ARMY lost PFC Pickard, Heath Kayne in FOB WARHORSE, IRAQ. He was 21. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.

In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: October 16, 2008. Hometown: PALESTINE, TX.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Pickard, Heath Kayne 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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