Conley, Matthew Dwain
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Verified CPL Conley, Matthew Dwain, 21, a native of KILLEN, AL, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, (2-28 BCT, 2D MAR DIV), TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 19, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From KILLEN, AL, CPL Conley, Matthew Dwain, serving with WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, (2-28 BCT, 2D MAR DIV), TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, was 21 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on February 19, 2006 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: February 19, 2006. Hometown: KILLEN, AL.
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Conley, Matthew Dwain 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.
