Smette, Keith Lee

Also known as: SGT, 957TH ENGINEER COMPANY (MULTIROLE), 34 INFANTRY DIVISION, BISMARCK, ND 58502

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJanuary 24, 2004

Age25 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From FARGO, ND, SGT Smette, Keith Lee served with the ARMY, 957TH ENGINEER COMPANY (MULTIROLE), 34 INFANTRY DIVISION, BISMARCK, ND 58502, and died on January 24, 2004 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Smette, Keith Lee of FARGO, ND, 25 years old, served in the ARMY with 957TH ENGINEER COMPANY (MULTIROLE), 34 INFANTRY DIVISION, BISMARCK, ND 58502 at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On January 24, 2004, he died in FALLUJAH, 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.

FARGO, ND is where Smette, Keith Lee came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Smette, Keith Lee 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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