Ray, Thomas Columbus Ii
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Verified From WEAVERVILLE, NC, SGT Ray, Thomas Columbus Ii served with the ARMY, null, and died on March 22, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 40. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SGT Ray, Thomas Columbus Ii, 40 years old, grew up in WEAVERVILLE, NC and served as National Guard in the ARMY with null during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed on March 22, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Ray, Thomas Columbus Ii was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Ray, Thomas Columbus Ii 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.
