Martens, Robert Nathaniel
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Verified At 20, HN Martens, Robert Nathaniel of QUEEN CREEK, AZ was serving with the NAVY, I CO, 3D BN, 6TH MAR, RCT-2, 2D MARDIV, when he died in AL QAIM, IRAQ on September 6, 2005.
Their Story
From QUEEN CREEK, AZ, HN Martens, Robert Nathaniel, serving with I CO, 3D BN, 6TH MAR, RCT-2, 2D MARDIV, was 20 years old when he deployed with the NAVY to Iraq.
Killed on September 6, 2005 in AL QAIM, IRAQ, Martens, Robert Nathaniel was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: September 6, 2005. Hometown: QUEEN CREEK, AZ.
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Martens, Robert Nathaniel 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.
