Cherry, Marcus Miguel
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Verified LCPL Cherry, Marcus Miguel, 18, a native of IMPERIAL, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 6, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Cherry, Marcus Miguel of IMPERIAL, CA, 18 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On April 6, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Cherry, Marcus Miguel in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 18. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as 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.
IMPERIAL, CA is where Cherry, Marcus Miguel came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Cherry, Marcus Miguel 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.
