Lord, Richard Murle
From TRENTON, FL, SGT Lord, Richard Murle served with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 8TH MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, and died on August 18, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Lord, Richard Murle of TRENTON, FL, 24 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 8TH MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
The date recorded for his death: August 18, 2004. Location: AL ANBAR PROVINCE, 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.
The members of WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 8TH MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Lord, Richard Murle 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.