Garoutte, Erik Thomas

Also known as: CPL, 1ST FAST CO, 2D PLT MSF BAGHDAD, NORFOLK, VA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedOctober 19, 2007

Age22 years old

Location of DeathUS EMBASSY BAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From SANTEE, CA, CPL Garoutte, Erik Thomas served with the MARINE CORPS, 1ST FAST CO, 2D PLT MSF BAGHDAD, NORFOLK, VA, and died on October 19, 2007 in US EMBASSY BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 22.

Their Story

Garoutte, Erik Thomas of SANTEE, CA, 22 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with 1ST FAST CO, 2D PLT MSF BAGHDAD, NORFOLK, VA at the rank of CPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On October 19, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Garoutte, Erik Thomas in US EMBASSY BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 22.

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: October 19, 2007. Hometown: SANTEE, CA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Garoutte, Erik Thomas 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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