Ridlen, Jeremy Leon

Also known as: SPC, 1544 TRANS CO (13CC)

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 23, 2004

Age23 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

1544 TRANS CO (13CC), ARMY ? SPC Ridlen, Jeremy Leon (MAROA, IL), age 23, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 23, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A National Guard member of the ARMY ? 1544 TRANS CO (13CC) ? serving as SPC, Ridlen, Jeremy Leon was 23 and came from MAROA, IL.

On May 23, 2004, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 23, 2004. Hometown: MAROA, IL.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Ridlen, Jeremy Leon 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.

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