Reese, Gary Lee Jr
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Verified National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY M, 3D SQUADRON, 278TH ACR (TF LIBERTY), ASHLAND CITY, TN, SGT Reese, Gary Lee Jr of ASHLAND CITY, TN, 22, died in TUZ, IRAQ on August 14, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Reese, Gary Lee Jr, from ASHLAND CITY, TN, at age 22, with COMPANY M, 3D SQUADRON, 278TH ACR (TF LIBERTY), ASHLAND CITY, TN, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On August 14, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Reese, Gary Lee Jr in TUZ, IRAQ. He was 22. 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 M, 3D SQUADRON, 278TH ACR (TF LIBERTY), ASHLAND CITY, TN who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Reese, Gary Lee Jr 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.
