Cox, Ryan Robert
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Verified At 19, PFC Cox, Ryan Robert of DERBY, KS was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 1ST BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, MCAGCC, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, when he died in AN NAJAF, IRAQ on June 15, 2003.
Their Story
From DERBY, KS, PFC Cox, Ryan Robert, serving with 1ST BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, MCAGCC, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, was 19 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
On June 15, 2003, he died in AN NAJAF, IRAQ. 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.
DERBY, KS is where Cox, Ryan Robert came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Cox, Ryan Robert 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.
