Edge, James Courtney

Also known as: CAPT, B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, (2 BCT, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 14, 2005

Age31 years old

Location of DeathAR RAMADI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In AR RAMADI, IRAQ on April 14, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost CAPT Edge, James Courtney of VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, 31, serving with B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, (2 BCT, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Serving as CAPT Edge, James Courtney, from VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, at age 31, with B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, (2 BCT, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.

The date recorded for his death: April 14, 2005. Location: AR RAMADI, IRAQ. Cause: 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 14, 2005. Hometown: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Edge, James Courtney 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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