Sanford, Barry Sr

Also known as: SFC, HHC 101ST COMABT SUPPORT GROUP, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJuly 7, 2003

Age46 years old

Location of DeathBALAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BALAD, IRAQ on July 7, 2003, the ARMY lost SFC Sanford, Barry Sr of AURORA, CO, 46, serving with HHC 101ST COMABT SUPPORT GROUP, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223.

Their Story

Sanford, Barry Sr was 46 and from AURORA, CO when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC 101ST COMABT SUPPORT GROUP, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223 as SFC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

July 7, 2003 ? Sanford, Barry Sr died in BALAD, IRAQ. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.

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 HHC 101ST COMABT SUPPORT GROUP, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Sanford, Barry Sr 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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