Ruhren, David Alan

Also known as: SGT, C COMPANY, 276TH ENGINEER BATTALION, WEST POINT, VA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 21, 2004

Age20 years old

Location of DeathMOSUL, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On December 21, 2004, the ARMY lost SGT Ruhren, David Alan of DALE CITY, VA in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Serving as SGT Ruhren, David Alan, from DALE CITY, VA, at age 20, with C COMPANY, 276TH ENGINEER BATTALION, WEST POINT, VA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.

On December 21, 2004, the ARMY lost SGT Ruhren, David Alan in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 20. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.

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: December 21, 2004. Hometown: DALE CITY, VA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Ruhren, David Alan 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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