Shelley, Ronnie Lee Sr
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Verified SGT Shelley, Ronnie Lee Sr, 34, a native of VALDOSTA, GA, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 121ST INFANTRY, (TF BAGHDAD), VALDOSTA, GA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on July 30, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From VALDOSTA, GA, SGT Shelley, Ronnie Lee Sr, serving with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 121ST INFANTRY, (TF BAGHDAD), VALDOSTA, GA, was 34 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On July 30, 2005, he died in BAGHDAD, 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 COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 121ST INFANTRY, (TF BAGHDAD), VALDOSTA, GA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Shelley, Ronnie Lee 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.
