Rippetoe, Russell Brian
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Verified On April 3, 2003, the ARMY lost CPT Rippetoe, Russell Brian of ARVADA, CO in Iraq. He was 27. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From ARVADA, CO, CPT Rippetoe, Russell Brian, serving with COMPANY A 3D BATTALION 75TH RANGER REGIMENT FORT BENNING, GA 31905, was 27 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
April 3, 2003 ? Rippetoe, Russell Brian died in Iraq, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.
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
Rippetoe, Russell Brian 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.
