Cates, Steven Charles Tyler
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Verified From MOUNT JULIET, TN, LCPL Cates, Steven Charles Tyler served with the MARINE CORPS, B CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, and died on September 20, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, B CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, sent Cates, Steven Charles Tyler of MOUNT JULIET, TN, then 22, ? LCPL ? to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on September 20, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ, from 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.
MOUNT JULIET, TN is where Cates, Steven Charles Tyler came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Cates, Steven Charles Tyler 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.
