Ruth, Monta Shevauz
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Verified SGT Ruth, Monta Shevauz, 26, a native of WINSTON SALEM, NC, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, CO E, 1ST BATTALION, 15TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, (TF LIBERTY), FORT BENNING, GA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 31, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Ruth, Monta Shevauz, from WINSTON SALEM, NC, at age 26, with CO E, 1ST BATTALION, 15TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, (TF LIBERTY), FORT BENNING, GA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On August 31, 2005, he died in SAMARRA, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 members of CO E, 1ST BATTALION, 15TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, (TF LIBERTY), FORT BENNING, GA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Ruth, Monta Shevauz 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.
