Martin, Shawn Paul
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Verified SGT Martin, Shawn Paul, 30, a native of DELMAR, NY, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, CLB-13, 13TH MEU, CLR-17, 1ST MLG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 20, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Martin, Shawn Paul of DELMAR, NY, 30 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with CLB-13, 13TH MEU, CLR-17, 1ST MLG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On June 20, 2007, he died in SAQLAWIYAH, 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.
The members of CLB-13, 13TH MEU, CLR-17, 1ST MLG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Martin, Shawn Paul 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.
