Pickard, Joshua Daniel

Also known as: CPL, B CO, 2D AA BN, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 19, 2006

Age20 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On December 19, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Pickard, Joshua Daniel of MERCED, CA in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The MARINE CORPS, B CO, 2D AA BN, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, sent Pickard, Joshua Daniel of MERCED, CA, then 20, ? CPL ? to Iraq.

Killed on December 19, 2006 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Pickard, Joshua Daniel was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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.

MERCED, CA is where Pickard, Joshua Daniel 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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Pickard, Joshua Daniel 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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