Prater, Terry William
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Verified On March 15, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Prater, Terry William of SPEEDWELL, TN in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SSG Prater, Terry William, 25 years old, grew up in SPEEDWELL, TN and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On March 15, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Prater, Terry William in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 25. 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 TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Prater, Terry William 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.
