Eastman, Christopher Lucas

Christopher Lucas Eastman was a Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. A native of Moose Pass, Alaska, he served with the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, based out of Camp Pendleton, California. According to Marine Corps records, his service included deployments to the Philippines, the Horn of Africa, and Afghanistan.

Eastman was killed on July 18, 2010, in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. The Department of Defense stated he died while conducting combat operations. A later Marine Corps investigation, reported by the Anchorage Daily News, concluded he was killed by an improvised explosive device.

His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. In 2010, Helmand province was a major center of the conflict, with U.S. and allied forces engaged in intense counterinsurgency operations against Taliban fighters.

Eastman's body was returned to Alaska. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. His death was reported by local and military news outlets, and he is listed on the Afghanistan War casualty roster maintained by the Washington Post.

He is memorialized on a plaque in his hometown of Moose Pass. His name is also inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 109 of the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Museum of the United States Army.

Gunnery Sergeant Eastman was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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