Pirelli, Robert Ryan
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Verified SSG Pirelli, Robert Ryan, 29, a native of FRANKLIN, MA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 3D BATTALION, 10TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT CARSON, CO, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 15, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From FRANKLIN, MA, SSG Pirelli, Robert Ryan, serving with COMPANY A, 3D BATTALION, 10TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT CARSON, CO, was 29 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On August 15, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Pirelli, Robert Ryan in BAQUBAH, IRAQ. He was 29. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
The members of COMPANY A, 3D BATTALION, 10TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT CARSON, CO who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Pirelli, Robert Ryan 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.
