Neal, Jacob Huron
At 23, CPL Neal, Jacob Huron of SAN MARCOS, TX was serving with the MARINE CORPS, A CO, 1ST BN, 24TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 4TH MAR DIV, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, when he died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ on January 19, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Neal, Jacob Huron was 23 and from SAN MARCOS, TX when he joined the Reserve, MARINE CORPS, A CO, 1ST BN, 24TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 4TH MAR DIV, GRAND RAPIDS, MI as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
January 19, 2007 ? Neal, Jacob Huron died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
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.
The members of A CO, 1ST BN, 24TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 4TH MAR DIV, GRAND RAPIDS, MI who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Neal, Jacob Huron 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.