Nygardbekowsky, Mick Ray
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Verified CPL Nygardbekowsky, Mick Ray, 21, a native of CONCORD, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 6, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as CPL Nygardbekowsky, Mick Ray, from CONCORD, CA, at age 21, with F CO, 2D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
Killed on September 6, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Nygardbekowsky, Mick Ray was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 F CO, 2D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Nygardbekowsky, Mick 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.
