Sourivong, Kampha Butch

Also known as: SGT, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 133D INFANTRY, IOWA FALLS, IA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 30, 2006

Age20 years old

Location of DeathAL ASAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From IOWA CITY, IA, SGT Sourivong, Kampha Butch served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 133D INFANTRY, IOWA FALLS, IA, and died on September 30, 2006 in AL ASAD, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Sourivong, Kampha Butch was 20 and from IOWA CITY, IA when he joined the National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 133D INFANTRY, IOWA FALLS, IA as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On September 30, 2006, the ARMY lost SGT Sourivong, Kampha Butch in AL ASAD, IRAQ. He was 20. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

The members of COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 133D INFANTRY, IOWA FALLS, IA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Sourivong, Kampha Butch 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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