Muy, Veashna

Also known as: LCPL, HQ CO, 8TH MAR, (RCT-8), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJune 23, 2005

Age20 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

LCPL Muy, Veashna, age 20, of LONG BEACH, CA ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HQ CO, 8TH MAR, (RCT-8), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, ? died on June 23, 2005 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Muy, Veashna of LONG BEACH, CA, 20 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with HQ CO, 8TH MAR, (RCT-8), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on June 23, 2005 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

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: June 23, 2005. Hometown: LONG BEACH, CA.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Muy, Veashna 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.

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