Nixon, Patrick Ray
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Verified From NASHVILLE, TN, CPL Nixon, Patrick Ray served with the MARINE CORPS, HQSVCCO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 2D MEB, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on March 23, 2003 in AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? HQSVCCO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 2D MEB, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC ? serving as CPL, Nixon, Patrick Ray was 21 and came from NASHVILLE, TN.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on March 23, 2003 in AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ, from 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.
NASHVILLE, TN is where Nixon, Patrick Ray came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Nixon, Patrick Ray 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.
