Nice, Joseph Lee

Also known as: LCPL, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 4, 2004

Age19 years old

Location of DeathAL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

LCPL Nice, Joseph Lee, age 19, of NICOMA PARK, OK ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, ? died on August 4, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Nice, Joseph Lee of NICOMA PARK, OK, 19 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

August 4, 2004 ? Nice, Joseph Lee died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 4, 2004. Hometown: NICOMA PARK, OK.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Nice, Joseph Lee 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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