Sparks, Jason Lee
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Verified PV2 Sparks, Jason Lee, 19, a native of MONROEVILLE, OH, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, C COMPANY 1ST BATTALION, 503D INFANTRY, 2D INFANTRY DIVISION, APO AP 96224 (CAMP HOWZE, KOREA), during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 8, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Sparks, Jason Lee of MONROEVILLE, OH, 19 years old, served in the ARMY with C COMPANY 1ST BATTALION, 503D INFANTRY, 2D INFANTRY DIVISION, APO AP 96224 (CAMP HOWZE, KOREA) at the rank of PV2 ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
Killed on September 8, 2004 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Sparks, Jason Lee was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 C COMPANY 1ST BATTALION, 503D INFANTRY, 2D INFANTRY DIVISION, APO AP 96224 (CAMP HOWZE, KOREA) who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Sparks, Jason 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.
