Palmer, Joshua Michael

Also known as: 1STLT, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 8, 2004

Age25 years old

Location of DeathAL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? 1STLT Palmer, Joshua Michael (BANNING, CA), age 25, ? died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on April 8, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The MARINE CORPS, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, sent Palmer, Joshua Michael of BANNING, CA, then 25, ? 1STLT ? to Iraq.

On April 8, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost 1STLT Palmer, Joshua Michael in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 25. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.

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: April 8, 2004. Hometown: BANNING, CA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Palmer, Joshua Michael 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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