Blue, Shaun Michael

Also known as: 1STLT, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA

Combatant

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DiedApril 16, 2007

Age25 years old

Location of DeathSAQLAWIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

WPNS CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, MARINE CORPS ? 1STLT Blue, Shaun Michael (MUNSTER, IN), age 25, ? died in SAQLAWIYAH, IRAQ on April 16, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Blue, Shaun Michael was 25 and from MUNSTER, IN when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA as 1STLT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

The date recorded for his death: April 16, 2007. Location: SAQLAWIYAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 16, 2007. Hometown: MUNSTER, IN.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Blue, Shaun Michael 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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