Strong, Joseph Allen Leonard

Also known as: SPC, COMPANY D, 3D BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, (25 ID), FORT RICHARDSON, AK

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 26, 2006

Age21 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 3D BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, (25 ID), FORT RICHARDSON, AK, SPC Strong, Joseph Allen Leonard of LEBANON, IN, 21, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 26, 2006.

Their Story

Strong, Joseph Allen Leonard was 21 and from LEBANON, IN when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 3D BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, (25 ID), FORT RICHARDSON, AK as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

December 26, 2006 ? Strong, Joseph Allen Leonard died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.

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.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Strong, Joseph Allen Leonard 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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