Cayer, Geofrey Robert
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Verified LCPL Cayer, Geofrey Robert, 20, a native of FITCHBURG, MA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, K CO, 3D BN, 5TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on July 18, 2006.
Their Story
Cayer, Geofrey Robert of FITCHBURG, MA, 20 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with K CO, 3D BN, 5TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on July 18, 2006 in HABBANIYAH, IRAQ.
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 K CO, 3D BN, 5TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Cayer, Geofrey Robert 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.
