Swank, Brett Daniel
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Verified From NORTHUMBERLAND, PA, SGT Swank, Brett Daniel served with the ARMY, A COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, (1ST CAVALRY DIVISION), FORT POLK, LA, and died on January 24, 2005 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, A COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, (1ST CAVALRY DIVISION), FORT POLK, LA, sent Swank, Brett Daniel of NORTHUMBERLAND, PA, then 21, ? SGT ? to Iraq.
On January 24, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Swank, Brett Daniel in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 21. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
NORTHUMBERLAND, PA is where Swank, Brett Daniel came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Swank, Brett Daniel 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.
