Rieckhoff, Robert Michael
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, BATTERY B, 2D BATTALION, 15TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2ND BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT DRUM, NEW YORK, SPC Rieckhoff, Robert Michael of APPLETON, WI, 26, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on March 18, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SPC Rieckhoff, Robert Michael, 26 years old, grew up in APPLETON, WI and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with BATTERY B, 2D BATTALION, 15TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2ND BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT DRUM, NEW YORK during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On March 18, 2010, the ARMY lost SPC Rieckhoff, Robert Michael in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 26. 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 BATTERY B, 2D BATTALION, 15TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2ND BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT DRUM, NEW YORK who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Rieckhoff, Robert Michael 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.
