Cherava, Nicholas Oresti
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Verified CPL Cherava, Nicholas Oresti, 21, a native of ONTONAGON, MI, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, G CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-8, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on October 6, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Cherava, Nicholas Oresti was 21 and from ONTONAGON, MI when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, G CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-8, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On October 6, 2005, he died in AL KARMAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 G CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-8, II MEF FWD), 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.
Explore Further
Cherava, Nicholas Oresti 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.
