Cummings, Ryan J
Male
Verified On June 3, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Cummings, Ryan J of STREAMWOOD, IL in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as CPL Cummings, Ryan J, from STREAMWOOD, IL, at age 22, with B CO, 1ST BN, 1ST MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
On June 3, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Cummings, Ryan J in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 22. 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.
The members of B CO, 1ST BN, 1ST MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Cummings, Ryan J 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.
