Sykes, Shawn Dante
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Verified In LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on May 7, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Sykes, Shawn Dante of CHESAPEAKE, VA, 28, serving with 215TH COMBAT SUPPORT BATTALION, 3RD BCT, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX.
Their Story
From CHESAPEAKE, VA, SPC Sykes, Shawn Dante, serving with 215TH COMBAT SUPPORT BATTALION, 3RD BCT, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX, was 28 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
Killed on May 7, 2009 in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY, Sykes, Shawn Dante was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
CHESAPEAKE, VA is where Sykes, Shawn Dante came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Sykes, Shawn Dante 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.
