Courtney, Kelley Lance
Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 3D INTEL BN, (B CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV), III MEF, OKINAWA, JAPAN, SGT Courtney, Kelley Lance of MACON, GA, 28, died in ZAIDON, IRAQ on October 30, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SGT Courtney, Kelley Lance, 28 years old, grew up in MACON, GA and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with 3D INTEL BN, (B CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV), III MEF, OKINAWA, JAPAN during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On October 30, 2004, he died in ZAIDON, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
MACON, GA is where Courtney, Kelley Lance came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Courtney, Kelley Lance 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.