HomeThird-Party Contractor ...Robert Pole hide Robert Pole DS Memorial September 7, 2005 Diplomatic Security Memorial Third-Party Contractor Year of Death: 2005 Robert Pole, Private Security Contractor, was killed on September 7, 2005, in Basrah, Iraq, by an improvised explosive device. His hometown is Miller Place, New York. Please contact DS Public Affairs (dspublicaffairs@state.gov) if you have an image of this individual. Tags DS Third Party Contractor Iraq