Strickland, Thomas James
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Verified SGT Strickland, Thomas James, 27, a native of DOUGLASVILLE, GA, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 108TH ARMOR (TF BAGHDAD), CALHOUN, GA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 15, 2005.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Strickland, Thomas James, from DOUGLASVILLE, GA, at age 27, with HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 108TH ARMOR (TF BAGHDAD), CALHOUN, GA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On August 15, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Strickland, Thomas James in AL MAHMUDIYAH, IRAQ. He was 27.
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 ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Strickland, Thomas James 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.
