Rystad, Corey John
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Verified From RED LAKE FALLS, MN, SGT Rystad, Corey John served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 136TH INFANTRY, CROOKSTON, MN, and died on December 2, 2006 in TAQADDUM (TAQADDUM SURGICAL), IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Rystad, Corey John of RED LAKE FALLS, MN, 20 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 136TH INFANTRY, CROOKSTON, MN at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
Killed on December 2, 2006 in TAQADDUM (TAQADDUM SURGICAL), IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Rystad, Corey John was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The members of COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 136TH INFANTRY, CROOKSTON, MN who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Rystad, Corey John 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.
