Stanley, Matthew Joseph

Also known as: CPL, TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 16, 2006

Age22 years old

Location of DeathTAJI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

At 22, CPL Stanley, Matthew Joseph of WOLFEBORO FALLS, NH was serving with the ARMY, TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in TAJI, IRAQ on December 16, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Stanley, Matthew Joseph of WOLFEBORO FALLS, NH, 22 years old, served in the ARMY with TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX at the rank of CPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On December 16, 2006, he died in TAJI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: December 16, 2006. Hometown: WOLFEBORO FALLS, NH.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Stanley, Matthew Joseph 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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