Piestewa, Lori Ann
Female
Verified Active Duty, ARMY, 507TH ORD MAINT COMPANY, 5TH BN, 52ND ADA, 11TH ADA BDE, 32ND AAMDC, FORT BLISS, TX 79916, SPC Piestewa, Lori Ann of TUBA CITY, AZ, 23, died in AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ on March 23, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, 507TH ORD MAINT COMPANY, 5TH BN, 52ND ADA, 11TH ADA BDE, 32ND AAMDC, FORT BLISS, TX 79916, sent Piestewa, Lori Ann of TUBA CITY, AZ, then 23, ? SPC ? to Iraq.
She did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded her death on March 23, 2003 in AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ, from 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.
The members of 507TH ORD MAINT COMPANY, 5TH BN, 52ND ADA, 11TH ADA BDE, 32ND AAMDC, FORT BLISS, TX 79916 who served alongside her carry her memory. Her record in DCAS documents her service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Piestewa, Lori Ann 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.
