Tenney, Robert Gregory Jr

Sergeant Robert Gregory Tenney Jr. was a 29-year-old soldier from Warner Robins, Georgia. He served with Troop G, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based at Fort Hood, Texas.

On June 29, 2011, Tenney died in Al Kut, Wasit Province, southeast of Baghdad. The Department of Defense stated his death resulted from hostile enemy action, though specific details of the incident were not widely reported in public releases.

Tenney's death occurred during Operation New Dawn, the successor mission to Operation Iraqi Freedom. This phase, which began in September 2010, formally marked the end of U.S. combat operations and focused on advising and assisting Iraqi security forces ahead of a full withdrawal.

His death was recorded in the Defense Casualty Analysis System. He was one of 66 American service members who died during Operation New Dawn.

Sergeant Tenney is memorialized on the Iraq War Veterans Memorial and other military casualty lists. His name is among those representing the final casualties of the nearly nine-year U.S. military engagement in Iraq.

SGT Tenney was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Burner, John Franklin Iii.

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