Trahan, Tyler John
EODMU 12, NAVY ? PO2 Trahan, Tyler John (EAST FREETOWN, MA), age 22, ? died in AL TAQADDAM, IRAQ on April 30, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the NAVY ? EODMU 12 ? serving as PO2, Trahan, Tyler John was 22 and came from EAST FREETOWN, MA.
On April 30, 2009, he died in AL TAQADDAM, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
The members of EODMU 12 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Trahan, Tyler John 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.