Lamar, Donald James Ii

Donald James Lamar II was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He served with the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The battalion deployed to Afghanistan in early 2010 as part of a major troop surge into the country's southern provinces.

On May 12, 2010, Sgt. Lamar was killed by hostile fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan. According to Marine Corps statements, he died during combat operations in the volatile region, a center of Taliban insurgency and a focal point for U.S. and allied forces at the time.

The death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In late 2009, President Barack Obama ordered a surge of 30,000 additional U.S. troops, primarily to Helmand and Kandahar provinces, to secure population centers and degrade insurgent capabilities. 2010 became the deadliest year of the war for international forces.

Sgt. Lamar's death was recorded in the Defense Casualty Analysis System on the day he died. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant. Public records indicate he was survived by his mother and other family members in Virginia.

Sgt. Lamar is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and on online veterans' memorials. His name is listed on Panel 10W, Row 111 of the Afghanistan Conflict Memorial Wall at the museum.

Sgt. Lamar 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.

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