Ortega, Elijah Matthew

Also known as: PVT, C CO, 2D CEB, RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 26, 2005

Age19 years old

Location of DeathCAMP BAHARIA, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On September 26, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost PVT Ortega, Elijah Matthew of OXNARD, CA in CAMP BAHARIA, IRAQ. He was 19.

Their Story

Ortega, Elijah Matthew was 19 and from OXNARD, CA when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, C CO, 2D CEB, RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as PVT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On September 26, 2005, he died in CAMP BAHARIA, IRAQ. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

The members of C CO, 2D CEB, RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Ortega, Elijah Matthew 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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