Komppa, Charles Victor

Also known as: PO1, NMCB EIGHTEEN, TACOMA, WA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedOctober 25, 2006

Age35 years old

Location of DeathHADITHA, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In HADITHA, IRAQ on October 25, 2006, the NAVY lost PO1 Komppa, Charles Victor of BELGRADE, MT, 35, serving with NMCB EIGHTEEN, TACOMA, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

PO1 Komppa, Charles Victor, 35 years old, grew up in BELGRADE, MT and served as Reserve in the NAVY with NMCB EIGHTEEN, TACOMA, WA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Killed on October 25, 2006 in HADITHA, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Komppa, Charles Victor was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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 NMCB EIGHTEEN, TACOMA, WA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Komppa, Charles Victor 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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