Christensen, Curtis Alan Jr

Also known as: LCPL, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 8TH MAR, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJanuary 11, 2008

Age29 years old

Location of DeathCAMP RAMADI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

LCPL Christensen, Curtis Alan Jr, 29, a native of COLLINGSWOOD, NJ, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 8TH MAR, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 11, 2008.

Their Story

Christensen, Curtis Alan Jr of COLLINGSWOOD, NJ, 29 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with WPNS CO, 2D BN, 8TH MAR, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On January 11, 2008, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Christensen, Curtis Alan Jr in CAMP RAMADI, IRAQ. He was 29.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: January 11, 2008. Hometown: COLLINGSWOOD, NJ.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

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Christensen, Curtis Alan 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.

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