Turner, Ricky Lee
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Verified PFC Turner, Ricky Lee, age 20, of ATHENS, AL ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 3RD BRIGADE SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 82ND AIRBORNE, FORT BRAGG, NC, ? died on January 16, 2009 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Turner, Ricky Lee of ATHENS, AL, 20 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 3RD BRIGADE SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 82ND AIRBORNE, FORT BRAGG, NC at the rank of PFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
The date recorded for his death: January 16, 2009. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: January 16, 2009. Hometown: ATHENS, AL.
Explore Further
Turner, Ricky Lee 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.
