Tessar, Jonathan
On October 31, 2005, the ARMY lost SFC Tessar, Jonathan of SIMI VALLEY, CA in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 36. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SFC Tessar, Jonathan, 36 years old, grew up in SIMI VALLEY, CA and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 502D INFANTRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The date recorded for his death: October 31, 2005. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: 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.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Tessar, Jonathan 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.