Roberts, Robert Duane

Also known as: CPL, A TROOP 1ST SQUADRON 1ST CAVALRY, APO AE 09076

Combatant

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DiedNovember 22, 2003

Age21 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on November 22, 2003, the ARMY lost CPL Roberts, Robert Duane of WINTER PARK, FL, 21, serving with A TROOP 1ST SQUADRON 1ST CAVALRY, APO AE 09076.

Their Story

Roberts, Robert Duane was 21 and from WINTER PARK, FL when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, A TROOP 1ST SQUADRON 1ST CAVALRY, APO AE 09076 as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On November 22, 2003, the ARMY lost CPL Roberts, Robert Duane in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 21.

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: November 22, 2003. Hometown: WINTER PARK, FL.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Roberts, Robert Duane 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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