White, Delmar
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Verified Staff Sergeant Delmar White, 37, of Lexington, Kentucky, was a member of the Kentucky Army National Guard. He was killed in a hostile incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 2, 2007.
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Staff Sergeant Delmar White was a 37-year-old soldier from Lexington, Kentucky. He served with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery Regiment, part of the Kentucky Army National Guard based in Frankfort.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, White died on September 2, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq. The official casualty report listed the cause as hostile fire. No further specifics about the incident were released in the initial announcement.
White was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a conflict that began with a U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. By late 2007, the war was in its fifth year, marked by sustained insurgent violence and a major U.S. troop surge aimed at stabilizing the country.
His death was reported by local Kentucky media, including the Lexington Herald-Leader. The Kentucky National Guard confirmed the loss and provided support to his family.
White is memorialized on the Kentucky Veterans Memorial Wall in Frankfort and is listed on the Iraq War section of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's online registry. His unit, the 138th Field Artillery, continued its deployment following his death.
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Staff Sergeant Delmar White was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2010). 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.
