Sergeant Uday Singh was the first U.S. Army soldier of Indian descent to die during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

His father is Lt. Col. Preet Mahinder Singh, an Indian Army veteran who was part of the Armoured Corps.

[citation needed] Singh enlisted in the U.S. Army on 28 August 2000 and following completion of initial training at Fort Knox was assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, based at Fort Riley, Kansas.

On, 1 December 2003, Singh was serving as the gunner in the lead Humvee of his platoon while on reconnaissance mission in Habbaniyah.

Sergeant Singh was shot in the head, just below his helmet, during the engagement and died while en route to the hospital.