Young, Joshua Anthony Richard
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Verified PFC Young, Joshua Anthony Richard, 21, a native of RIDDLE, OR, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, FORT CARSON, CO, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 28, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Young, Joshua Anthony Richard of RIDDLE, OR, 21 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, FORT CARSON, CO at the rank of PFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on January 28, 2008 in MOSUL, IRAQ, from 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 COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, FORT CARSON, CO who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Young, Joshua Anthony Richard 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.
