Leon, Christopher David
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Verified At 20, CPL Leon, Christopher David of LANCASTER, CA was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 5TH ANGLICO, III MEF, (2D ANGLICO, I MHG, I MEF FWD), OKINAWA, JAPAN, when he died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ on June 20, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CPL Leon, Christopher David, 20 years old, grew up in LANCASTER, CA and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with 5TH ANGLICO, III MEF, (2D ANGLICO, I MHG, I MEF FWD), OKINAWA, JAPAN during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on June 20, 2006 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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 5TH ANGLICO, III MEF, (2D ANGLICO, I MHG, I MEF FWD), OKINAWA, JAPAN who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Leon, Christopher David 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.
