Phillips, Steven Lee
At 27, LCPL Phillips, Steven Lee of CHESAPEAKE, VA was serving with the MARINE CORPS, I CO, 3D BN, 6TH MAR (RCT-2), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in AL QAIM, IRAQ on February 7, 2006.
Their Story
From CHESAPEAKE, VA, LCPL Phillips, Steven Lee, serving with I CO, 3D BN, 6TH MAR (RCT-2), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, was 27 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
February 7, 2006 ? Phillips, Steven Lee died in AL QAIM, IRAQ. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The MARINE CORPS recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Phillips, Steven Lee 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.