Lopez, Edwardo Junior

Also known as: PVT, F CO, 2D BN, 3D MAR, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 3D MAR DIV, KANEOHE BAY, HI

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedOctober 19, 2006

Age21 years old

Location of DeathAL ASAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On October 19, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost PVT Lopez, Edwardo Junior of AURORA, IL in AL ASAD, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Lopez, Edwardo Junior was 21 and from AURORA, IL when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 3D MAR, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 3D MAR DIV, KANEOHE BAY, HI as PVT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

The date recorded for his death: October 19, 2006. Location: AL ASAD, IRAQ. Cause: 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.

AURORA, IL is where Lopez, Edwardo Junior came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Lopez, Edwardo Junior 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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