Runyan, Luke Smyser
Male
Verified HHC, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 4 SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, ARMY ? CPL Runyan, Luke Smyser (SPRING GROVE, PA), age 21, ? died in BAQUBAH, IRAQ on February 17, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From SPRING GROVE, PA, CPL Runyan, Luke Smyser, serving with HHC, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 4 SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, was 21 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
The date recorded for his death: February 17, 2008. Location: BAQUBAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
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
Runyan, Luke Smyser 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.
