Stephens, Blake Christopher
Male
Verified In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 8, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Stephens, Blake Christopher of POCATELLO, ID, 25, serving with HHT, 3D BRIGADE, FORT BENNING, GA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SGT Stephens, Blake Christopher, 25 years old, grew up in POCATELLO, ID and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with HHT, 3D BRIGADE, FORT BENNING, GA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The date recorded for his death: May 8, 2007. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
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 ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Stephens, Blake Christopher 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.
