Brooks, Adam Ryan

Also known as: LCPL, B CO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 28, 2004

Age20 years old

Location of DeathISKANDARIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In ISKANDARIYAH, IRAQ on November 28, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Brooks, Adam Ryan of MANCHESTER, NH, 20, serving with B CO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Serving as LCPL Brooks, Adam Ryan, from MANCHESTER, NH, at age 20, with B CO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.

The date recorded for his death: November 28, 2004. Location: ISKANDARIYAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

MANCHESTER, NH is where Brooks, Adam Ryan came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Brooks, Adam Ryan 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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