Vasquez, Justin Lee

Also known as: SSG, L TROOP, 3D SQUADRON, 3D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT (3ID), FORT CARSON, CO

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJune 5, 2005

Age26 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

L TROOP, 3D SQUADRON, 3D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT (3ID), FORT CARSON, CO, ARMY ? SSG Vasquez, Justin Lee (MANZANOLA, CO), age 26, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on June 5, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Vasquez, Justin Lee was 26 and from MANZANOLA, CO when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, L TROOP, 3D SQUADRON, 3D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT (3ID), FORT CARSON, CO as SSG. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On June 5, 2005, the ARMY lost SSG Vasquez, Justin Lee in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 26. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.

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.

The members of L TROOP, 3D SQUADRON, 3D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT (3ID), FORT CARSON, CO who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Vasquez, Justin 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.

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