Thomas, Carl
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Verified SGT Thomas, Carl, 29, a native of PHOENIX, AZ, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX 76544, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 13, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Thomas, Carl, from PHOENIX, AZ, at age 29, with HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX 76544, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On September 13, 2004, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: September 13, 2004. Hometown: PHOENIX, AZ.
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Thomas, Carl 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.
