Cohen, Michael Ryan
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Verified Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, A CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, CPL Cohen, Michael Ryan of JACOBUS, PA, 23, died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ on November 22, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From JACOBUS, PA, CPL Cohen, Michael Ryan, serving with A CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, was 23 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
On November 22, 2004, he died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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: November 22, 2004. Hometown: JACOBUS, PA.
Explore Further
Cohen, Michael Ryan 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.
