Russell, Blake H
Male
Verified At 35, CPT Russell, Blake H of FORT WORTH, TX was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 502D INFANTRY, 2 BCT (4ID), FORT CAMPBELL, KY, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on July 22, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 502D INFANTRY, 2 BCT (4ID), FORT CAMPBELL, KY ? serving as CPT, Russell, Blake H was 35 and came from FORT WORTH, TX.
Killed on July 22, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Russell, Blake H was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
FORT WORTH, TX is where Russell, Blake H came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Russell, Blake H 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.
