Martinez, Robert Alexander
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Verified LCPL Martinez, Robert Alexander, 20, a native of SPLENDORA, TX, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, (RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on December 1, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From SPLENDORA, TX, LCPL Martinez, Robert Alexander, serving with F CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, (RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, was 20 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
On December 1, 2005, he died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
SPLENDORA, TX is where Martinez, Robert Alexander came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Martinez, Robert Alexander 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.
