Scott, Rickey
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Verified SSG Scott, Rickey, 30, a native of COLUMBUS, GA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 20, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SSG Scott, Rickey, 30 years old, grew up in COLUMBUS, GA and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on January 20, 2006 in AL HUWIJAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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 COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Scott, Rickey 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.
