Perez, Nicholas Samuel

Also known as: LCPL, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 3, 2004

Age19 years old

Location of DeathAL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, LCPL Perez, Nicholas Samuel of AUSTIN, TX, 19, died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on September 3, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, sent Perez, Nicholas Samuel of AUSTIN, TX, then 19, ? LCPL ? to Iraq.

Killed on September 3, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Perez, Nicholas Samuel was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: September 3, 2004. Hometown: AUSTIN, TX.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Perez, Nicholas Samuel 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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