Perez, Geoffrey

Also known as: LCPL, I CO, 3D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 15, 2004

Age24 years old

Location of DeathAL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From LOS ANGELES, CA, LCPL Perez, Geoffrey served with the MARINE CORPS, I CO, 3D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, and died on August 15, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The MARINE CORPS, I CO, 3D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, sent Perez, Geoffrey of LOS ANGELES, CA, then 24, ? LCPL ? to Iraq.

The date recorded for his death: August 15, 2004. Location: AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. Cause: 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: August 15, 2004. Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Perez, Geoffrey 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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