Bixler, Stephen Richard
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Verified CPL Bixler, Stephen Richard, 20, a native of SUFFIELD, CT, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 2D RECON BN, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 4, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Bixler, Stephen Richard was 20 and from SUFFIELD, CT when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 2D RECON BN, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On May 4, 2006, he died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. 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.
SUFFIELD, CT is where Bixler, Stephen Richard came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Bixler, Stephen Richard 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.
