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Casualty Info
Home Town Tampa
Last Address Central Iraq
Casualty Date Apr 02, 2003
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Iraq
Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
On 20 December 1996, NATO transitioned its operation in support of the Dayton Peace Accords in Bosnia and Herzegovina from implementation to stabilization. As a result, Operation Joint Endeavor ended and Operation Joint Guard began. NATO's Implementation Force (IFOR) was similarly replaced by a Stabilization Force (SFOR). The US Task Force Eagle, comprised at that time of 20,000 soldiers led by elements of the 1st Infantry Division, continued to be the US component of the NATO mission. On 20 June 1998, the decision was made to scale down the size of SFOR and NATO transitioned from Operation Joint Guard to Operation Joint Forge.