Cothran, Derrick Joshua
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Verified In FALLUJAH, IRAQ on April 15, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Cothran, Derrick Joshua of AVONDALE, LA, 21, serving with H&S CO, 2D TANK BN, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Cothran, Derrick Joshua was 21 and from AVONDALE, LA when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 2D TANK BN, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on April 15, 2006 in FALLUJAH, 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.
The members of H&S CO, 2D TANK BN, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Cothran, Derrick Joshua 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.
