Heck, Randy Michael
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Verified Lance Corporal Randy Michael Heck, 20, of Steubenville, Ohio, was a U.S. Marine with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. He was killed in action on March 28, 2010, in Djibouti, Djibouti.
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Randy Michael Heck was a 20-year-old Marine from Steubenville, Ohio. He served as a Lance Corporal with the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Heck died on March 28, 2010, in the East African nation of Djibouti. According to U.S. military reports, he was killed during a live-fire training exercise. The incident occurred at a U.S. military base in Djibouti, a key strategic location for operations in the Horn of Africa.
His death took place under Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in October 2001. While primarily focused on Afghanistan, the operation's scope included counterterrorism activities across multiple nations, including Djibouti, which hosts a major U.S. military installation.
The U.S. Department of Defense announced Heck's death on March 30, 2010. His body was returned to the United States, and he was buried in his home state of Ohio. The Marine Corps stated the incident was under investigation.
Lance Corporal Heck is memorialized on the U.S. Department of Defense casualty list for Operation Enduring Freedom. He was one of 2,356 American service members who died during that conflict.
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Lance Corporal Heck was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
