Yates, Nyle Iii
Male
Verified At 22, CPL Yates, Nyle Iii of LAKE ODESSA, MI was serving with the ARMY, CO B, 3D BN, 187TH INF BN, 3 BCT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, when he died in SAMARRA, IRAQ on March 16, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From LAKE ODESSA, MI, CPL Yates, Nyle Iii, serving with CO B, 3D BN, 187TH INF BN, 3 BCT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, was 22 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On March 16, 2006, the ARMY lost CPL Yates, Nyle Iii in SAMARRA, IRAQ. He was 22. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
The members of CO B, 3D BN, 187TH INF BN, 3 BCT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, FORT CAMPBELL, KY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Yates, Nyle Iii 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.
