Champlin, Donald Eugene
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Verified I CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Champlin, Donald Eugene (NATCHITOCHES, LA), age 28, ? died in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on August 28, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From NATCHITOCHES, LA, LCPL Champlin, Donald Eugene, serving with I CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, was 28 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
On August 28, 2006, he died in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
NATCHITOCHES, LA is where Champlin, Donald Eugene came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Champlin, Donald 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.
