Contreras, Pedro
Male
Verified Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, LCPL Contreras, Pedro of HOUSTON, TX, 27, died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on June 21, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
LCPL Contreras, Pedro, 27 years old, grew up in HOUSTON, TX and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On June 21, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Contreras, Pedro in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 27. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
HOUSTON, TX is where Contreras, Pedro came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Contreras, Pedro 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.
