Bachar, Salem

Also known as: CPL, HQ BN, 1ST MAR DIV, (CE, G-2, I MHG, I MEF FWD), CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 13, 2006

Age20 years old

Location of DeathAL KARMAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In AL KARMAH, IRAQ on April 13, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Bachar, Salem of CHULA VISTA, CA, 20, serving with HQ BN, 1ST MAR DIV, (CE, G-2, I MHG, I MEF FWD), CAMP PENDLETON, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Bachar, Salem was 20 and from CHULA VISTA, CA when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HQ BN, 1ST MAR DIV, (CE, G-2, I MHG, I MEF FWD), CAMP PENDLETON, CA as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On April 13, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Bachar, Salem in AL KARMAH, IRAQ. He was 20. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.

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.

CHULA VISTA, CA is where Bachar, Salem came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Bachar, Salem 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.

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