Olsen, Daniel Robert

Also known as: LCPL, F CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, (RCT-6, II MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 2, 2007

Age20 years old

Location of DeathSAQLAWIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In SAQLAWIYAH, IRAQ on April 2, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Olsen, Daniel Robert of EAGAN, MN, 20, serving with F CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, (RCT-6, II MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Olsen, Daniel Robert was 20 and from EAGAN, MN when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, (RCT-6, II MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on April 2, 2007 in SAQLAWIYAH, 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: April 2, 2007. Hometown: EAGAN, MN.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Olsen, Daniel Robert 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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