Mills, Lea Robert
SGT Mills, Lea Robert, age 21, of BROOKSVILLE, FL ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, C CO, 3D AAV BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on April 28, 2006 in HADITHAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From BROOKSVILLE, FL, SGT Mills, Lea Robert, serving with C CO, 3D AAV BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, was 21 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
The date recorded for his death: April 28, 2006. Location: HADITHAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 28, 2006. Hometown: BROOKSVILLE, FL.
Explore Further
Mills, Lea Robert 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.