Celestine, Willie Paul Jr
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Verified From LAFAYETTE, LA, CPL Celestine, Willie Paul Jr served with the MARINE CORPS, A CO, 2D AA BN, (RCT-6, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on April 26, 2007 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
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A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? A CO, 2D AA BN, (RCT-6, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC ? serving as CPL, Celestine, Willie Paul Jr was 21 and came from LAFAYETTE, LA.
On April 26, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Celestine, Willie Paul Jr in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 21. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 26, 2007. Hometown: LAFAYETTE, LA.
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Celestine, Willie Paul Jr 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.
