Echols, Thomas Paine

Also known as: LCPL, A CO, 1ST BN, 6TH MAR, (1-1 AD, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 4, 2006

Age20 years old

Location of DeathAR RAMADI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

A CO, 1ST BN, 6TH MAR, (1-1 AD, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Echols, Thomas Paine (SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY), age 20, ? died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ on December 4, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? A CO, 1ST BN, 6TH MAR, (1-1 AD, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC ? serving as LCPL, Echols, Thomas Paine was 20 and came from SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY.

On December 4, 2006, he died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: December 4, 2006. Hometown: SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

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Echols, Thomas Paine 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.

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