Zayas, Edgardo
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Verified CPL Zayas, Edgardo, 29, a native of DORCHESTER, MA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 61ST CAVALRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 26, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Zayas, Edgardo of DORCHESTER, MA, 29 years old, served in the ARMY with TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 61ST CAVALRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY at the rank of CPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On August 26, 2006, he died in JISR DIYALA, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 61ST CAVALRY, 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
Zayas, Edgardo 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.
