Baker, Riley Elam
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Verified At 22, CPL Baker, Riley Elam of PACIFIC, MO was serving with the MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR, (1-1 AD, I MEF FWD), CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ on June 22, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From PACIFIC, MO, CPL Baker, Riley Elam, serving with H&S CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR, (1-1 AD, I MEF FWD), CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, was 22 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
Killed on June 22, 2006 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Baker, Riley Elam was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The members of H&S CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR, (1-1 AD, I MEF FWD), CAMP LEJEUNE, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Baker, Riley Elam 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.
