Escalante, Brian Anwar
At 25, LCPL Escalante, Brian Anwar of DODGE CITY, KS was serving with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, MCAGCC TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, when he died in AL ASAD, IRAQ on February 17, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Escalante, Brian Anwar was 25 and from DODGE CITY, KS when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, MCAGCC TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On February 17, 2007, he died in AL ASAD, 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.
The members of WPNS CO, 3D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, MCAGCC TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Escalante, Brian Anwar 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.