Maciel, Fred Lee

Also known as: LCPL, C CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, (31ST MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 3D MAR DIV, KANEOHE BAY, HI

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJanuary 26, 2005

Age20 years old

Location of DeathKOREAN VILLAGE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On January 26, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Maciel, Fred Lee of SPRING, TX in KOREAN VILLAGE, IRAQ. He was 20.

Their Story

Maciel, Fred Lee was 20 and from SPRING, TX when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, C CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, (31ST MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 3D MAR DIV, KANEOHE BAY, HI as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on January 26, 2005 in KOREAN VILLAGE, IRAQ.

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.

SPRING, TX is where Maciel, Fred Lee 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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Maciel, Fred Lee 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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