Martinez, Joseph Larry
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Verified From LAS VEGAS, NV, CPL Martinez, Joseph Larry served with the ARMY, TROOP E, 2D SQDN, 3D ARMORED CAV REG (TF BAGHDAD), FORT CARSON, CO, and died on August 27, 2005 in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Martinez, Joseph Larry of LAS VEGAS, NV, 21 years old, served in the ARMY with TROOP E, 2D SQDN, 3D ARMORED CAV REG (TF BAGHDAD), FORT CARSON, CO at the rank of CPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
Killed on August 27, 2005 in MOSUL, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Martinez, Joseph Larry 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.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Martinez, Joseph Larry 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.
