Lynch, Matthew Devin
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Verified At 25, 1STLT Lynch, Matthew Devin of JERICHO, NY was serving with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 5TH MAR, 2-BCT, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ on October 31, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 5TH MAR, 2-BCT, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, sent Lynch, Matthew Devin of JERICHO, NY, then 25, ? 1STLT ? to Iraq.
October 31, 2004 ? Lynch, Matthew Devin died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.
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, 2D BN, 5TH MAR, 2-BCT, 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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Lynch, Matthew Devin 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.
