Childers, Therrel Shane
At 30, 1STLT Childers, Therrel Shane of SAUCIER, MS was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in RAMALYAH, IRAQ on March 21, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
1STLT Childers, Therrel Shane, 30 years old, grew up in SAUCIER, MS and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed on March 21, 2003 in RAMALYAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Childers, Therrel Shane was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: March 21, 2003. Hometown: SAUCIER, MS.
Explore Further
Childers, Therrel Shane 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.