Thorsen, Brandon Tyler

Also known as: SPC, TROOP A, 2D SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT BLISS, TX

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 15, 2007

Age22 years old

Location of DeathLRMC, GERMANY

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

TROOP A, 2D SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT BLISS, TX, ARMY ? SPC Thorsen, Brandon Tyler (TRENTON, FL), age 22, ? died in LRMC, GERMANY on September 15, 2007.

Their Story

Thorsen, Brandon Tyler was 22 and from TRENTON, FL when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 2D SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT BLISS, TX as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

September 15, 2007 ? Thorsen, Brandon Tyler died in LRMC, GERMANY. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

The ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Thorsen, Brandon Tyler 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.

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