Swartworth, Sharon Therese
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Verified On November 7, 2003, the ARMY lost CW5 Swartworth, Sharon Therese of FAIRFAX, VA in TIKRIT, IRAQ. She was 43. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as CW5 Swartworth, Sharon Therese, from FAIRFAX, VA, at age 43, with OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL, ARMY PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC 20310, she went to Iraq with the ARMY. She did not come home.
On November 7, 2003, the ARMY lost CW5 Swartworth, Sharon Therese in TIKRIT, IRAQ. She was 43. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
The members of OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL, ARMY PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC 20310 who served alongside her carry her memory. Her record in DCAS documents her service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Swartworth, Sharon Therese 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.
