Libby, Dustin James

Also known as: CPL, E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 6, 2006

Age22 years old

Location of DeathAR RAMADI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In AR RAMADI, IRAQ on December 6, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Libby, Dustin James of PRESQUE ISLE, ME, 22, serving with E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The MARINE CORPS, E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, sent Libby, Dustin James of PRESQUE ISLE, ME, then 22, ? CPL ? to Iraq.

December 6, 2006 ? Libby, Dustin James died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: December 6, 2006. Hometown: PRESQUE ISLE, ME.

Sources & References

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

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Libby, Dustin James 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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