Van Dusen, Brian Keith
CW3 Van Dusen, Brian Keith, 39, a native of COLUMBUS, OH, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 571ST MEDICAL COMPANY (AIR AMBULANCE), FORT CARSON, CO 80913, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 9, 2003.
Their Story
CW3 Van Dusen, Brian Keith, 39 years old, grew up in COLUMBUS, OH and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with 571ST MEDICAL COMPANY (AIR AMBULANCE), FORT CARSON, CO 80913 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on May 9, 2003 in SAMARRAH, IRAQ.
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: May 9, 2003. Hometown: COLUMBUS, OH.
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Van Dusen, Brian Keith 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.