Alford, Marcus Ray Sr
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Verified From KNOXVILLE, TN, CPT Alford, Marcus Ray Sr served with the ARMY, C CO, 1-230 CAV, 25 CAB (TASK ORG TO USD-N), and died on February 21, 2010 in COB Q-WEST, IRAQ. He was 28.
Their Story
Alford, Marcus Ray Sr of KNOXVILLE, TN, 28 years old, served in the ARMY with C CO, 1-230 CAV, 25 CAB (TASK ORG TO USD-N) at the rank of CPT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
Killed on February 21, 2010 in COB Q-WEST, IRAQ, Alford, Marcus Ray Sr was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
The ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Alford, Marcus Ray Sr 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.
