Bruns, Cedric Eugene

Also known as: LCPL, ENGRCO, 6TH ENGRSPTBN, 4TH FSSG, EUGENE, OR

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 9, 2003

Age22 years old

Location of DeathCAMP COYOTE, KUWAIT

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Reserve, MARINE CORPS, ENGRCO, 6TH ENGRSPTBN, 4TH FSSG, EUGENE, OR, LCPL Bruns, Cedric Eugene of VANCOUVER, WA, 22, died in CAMP COYOTE, KUWAIT on May 9, 2003.

Their Story

Serving as LCPL Bruns, Cedric Eugene, from VANCOUVER, WA, at age 22, with ENGRCO, 6TH ENGRSPTBN, 4TH FSSG, EUGENE, OR, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.

May 9, 2003 ? Bruns, Cedric Eugene died in CAMP COYOTE, KUWAIT. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.

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.

The MARINE CORPS recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Bruns, Cedric Eugene 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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