Vandling, Thomas Edward Jr
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Verified 303D TACTICAL PSYOPS COMPANY, (1 CD), OAKDALE, PA, ARMY ? SGT Vandling, Thomas Edward Jr (PITTSBURGH, PA), age 26, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on January 1, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Vandling, Thomas Edward Jr, from PITTSBURGH, PA, at age 26, with 303D TACTICAL PSYOPS COMPANY, (1 CD), OAKDALE, PA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
January 1, 2007 ? Vandling, Thomas Edward Jr died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
PITTSBURGH, PA is where Vandling, Thomas Edward Jr came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Vandling, Thomas Edward Jr 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.
