Xaysana, Vorasack Thomas

Sergeant Vorasack Thomas Xaysana was a 30-year-old soldier from Westminster, Colorado. He served with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Hood, Texas.

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Xaysana died on April 10, 2011, in Kirkuk, Iraq. He was killed by enemy small-arms fire while on patrol. The incident occurred in the northern Iraqi province, an area where U.S. forces continued to face insurgent attacks.

Xaysana's death took place during Operation New Dawn, the final phase of the U.S. military mission in Iraq that began in September 2010. The operation followed the official end of major combat operations and focused on advising and assisting Iraqi security forces. American casualties during this period were less frequent than in earlier years but continued.

His death was reported by national news outlets, including The Denver Post, which noted his Colorado hometown. He was one of at least 66 American service members who died during Operation New Dawn.

Sergeant Xaysana is memorialized on the website of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and on other military remembrance pages. His name is listed among those killed during the final years of the Iraq War.

Sergeant Xaysana was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Burner, John Franklin Iii.

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