Thomas, Bryan Matthew
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Verified At 22, PFC Thomas, Bryan Matthew of LAKE CHARLES, LA was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 2D BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on June 23, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Thomas, Bryan Matthew was 22 and from LAKE CHARLES, LA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2D BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY as PFC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
Killed on June 23, 2008 in BALAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Thomas, Bryan Matthew was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
LAKE CHARLES, LA is where Thomas, Bryan Matthew came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Thomas, Bryan Matthew 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.
