Castillo, Mario Alberto

Also known as: LCPL, A CO, 2D CEB, RCT 8, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJune 10, 2005

Age20 years old

Location of DeathSAQLAWIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In SAQLAWIYAH, IRAQ on June 10, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Castillo, Mario Alberto of BROWNWOOD, TX, 20, serving with A CO, 2D CEB, RCT 8, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Castillo, Mario Alberto was 20 and from BROWNWOOD, TX when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, A CO, 2D CEB, RCT 8, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

Killed on June 10, 2005 in SAQLAWIYAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Castillo, Mario Alberto 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 A CO, 2D CEB, RCT 8, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Castillo, Mario Alberto 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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