James, Richard Zachary
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Verified From SEAFORD, DE, LCPL James, Richard Zachary served with the MARINE CORPS, K CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR, (2-28 BCT, I MEF FWD), 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on May 13, 2006 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? K CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR, (2-28 BCT, I MEF FWD), 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC ? serving as LCPL, James, Richard Zachary was 20 and came from SEAFORD, DE.
May 13, 2006 ? James, Richard Zachary died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.
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 members of K CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR, (2-28 BCT, I MEF FWD), 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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James, Richard Zachary 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.
