Philippon, Lawrence Robert

Also known as: LCPL, H CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-2), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 8, 2005

Age22 years old

Location of DeathAL QA'IM, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

H CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-2), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Philippon, Lawrence Robert (HARTFORD, CT), age 22, ? died in AL QA'IM, IRAQ on May 8, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Philippon, Lawrence Robert was 22 and from HARTFORD, CT when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, H CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-2), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

May 8, 2005 ? Philippon, Lawrence Robert died in AL QA'IM, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.

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.

HARTFORD, CT is where Philippon, Lawrence Robert came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Philippon, Lawrence Robert 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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