Verdugo, Russell James

Also known as: SSG, 767TH ORDNANCE COMPANY, (TF BAGHDAD), FORT MCNAIR, WASHINGTON, DC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 23, 2005

Age34 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Active Duty, ARMY, 767TH ORDNANCE COMPANY, (TF BAGHDAD), FORT MCNAIR, WASHINGTON, DC, SSG Verdugo, Russell James of PHOENIX, AZ, 34, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 23, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The ARMY, 767TH ORDNANCE COMPANY, (TF BAGHDAD), FORT MCNAIR, WASHINGTON, DC, sent Verdugo, Russell James of PHOENIX, AZ, then 34, ? SSG ? to Iraq.

The date recorded for his death: May 23, 2005. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 23, 2005. Hometown: PHOENIX, AZ.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Verdugo, Russell James 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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