Saxton, Stephen Patrick
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, 1ST BATTALION, 3D ACR, (TF BAGHDAD), FORT CARSON, CO, SGT Saxton, Stephen Patrick of TEMECULA, CA, 24, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 3, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Saxton, Stephen Patrick was 24 and from TEMECULA, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, 1ST BATTALION, 3D ACR, (TF BAGHDAD), FORT CARSON, CO as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
May 3, 2005 ? Saxton, Stephen Patrick died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.
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 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, 1ST BATTALION, 3D ACR, (TF BAGHDAD), FORT CARSON, CO who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Saxton, Stephen Patrick 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.
