Parker, Tommy Lynn Jr
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Verified At 21, CPL Parker, Tommy Lynn Jr of HEBER SPRINGS, AR was serving with the MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on June 21, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, sent Parker, Tommy Lynn Jr of HEBER SPRINGS, AR, then 21, ? CPL ? to Iraq.
On June 21, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Parker, Tommy Lynn Jr in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 21. 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.
The members of H&S CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 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
Parker, Tommy Lynn Jr 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.
