Lueken, Eric Robert

Also known as: CPL, 3D BN, 3D MAR, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 3D MAR DIV, MCBH KANEOHE BAY, HI

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 22, 2006

Age23 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDADI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On April 22, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Lueken, Eric Robert of DUBOIS, IN in BAGHDADI, IRAQ. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The MARINE CORPS, 3D BN, 3D MAR, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 3D MAR DIV, MCBH KANEOHE BAY, HI, sent Lueken, Eric Robert of DUBOIS, IN, then 23, ? CPL ? to Iraq.

On April 22, 2006, he died in BAGHDADI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

DUBOIS, IN is where Lueken, Eric Robert came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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

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Lueken, Eric Robert 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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