Hardy, Brandon Michael
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Verified From COCHRANVILLE, PA, CPL Hardy, Brandon Michael served with the MARINE CORPS, C CO, 3D AAV BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, and died on April 28, 2006 in HADITHAH, IRAQ. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CPL Hardy, Brandon Michael, 25 years old, grew up in COCHRANVILLE, PA and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with C CO, 3D AAV BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The date recorded for his death: April 28, 2006. Location: HADITHAH, 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.
The MARINE CORPS classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Hardy, Brandon Michael 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.
