Aldrich, Nickalous Neil
At 21, LCPL Aldrich, Nickalous Neil of AUSTIN, TX was serving with the MARINE CORPS, G CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1-1 ID 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on August 27, 2004.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? G CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1-1 ID 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA ? serving as LCPL, Aldrich, Nickalous Neil was 21 and came from AUSTIN, TX.
On August 27, 2004, he died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. 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 G CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1-1 ID 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Aldrich, Nickalous Neil 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.