Silva, Sean Anthony
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Verified PFC Silva, Sean Anthony, 23, a native of CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, E TROOP 2D BN 2D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on October 9, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Silva, Sean Anthony was 23 and from CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, E TROOP 2D BN 2D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459 as PFC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On October 9, 2003, 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 E TROOP 2D BN 2D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Silva, Sean Anthony 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.
