Valentine, Donald Eugene Iii

Also known as: CPL, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA

Combatant

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DiedSeptember 18, 2007

Age21 years old

Location of DeathMUQDADIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA, CPL Valentine, Donald Eugene Iii of ORANGE PARK, FL, 21, died in MUQDADIYAH, IRAQ on September 18, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Valentine, Donald Eugene Iii of ORANGE PARK, FL, 21 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA at the rank of CPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

Killed on September 18, 2007 in MUQDADIYAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Valentine, Donald Eugene Iii was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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.

ORANGE PARK, FL is where Valentine, Donald Eugene Iii came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Valentine, Donald Eugene Iii 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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