Lantigua, Nelson Manuel
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Verified From MIAMI, FL, LCPL Lantigua, Nelson Manuel served with the MARINE CORPS, G BTRY, 2D BN, 10TH MAR,( RCT-6, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on March 31, 2009 in CAMP AL TAQADDUM, IRAQ. He was 20.
Their Story
Serving as LCPL Lantigua, Nelson Manuel, from MIAMI, FL, at age 20, with G BTRY, 2D BN, 10TH MAR,( RCT-6, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
On March 31, 2009, he died in CAMP AL TAQADDUM, IRAQ. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
MIAMI, FL is where Lantigua, Nelson Manuel came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Lantigua, Nelson Manuel 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.
