Poston, Christopher Micheal
Male
Verified On October 17, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Poston, Christopher Micheal of GLENDALE, AZ in HIT, IRAQ. He was 20.
Their Story
LCPL Poston, Christopher Micheal, 20 years old, grew up in GLENDALE, AZ and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with 2D BN, 1ST MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed on October 17, 2005 in HIT, IRAQ, Poston, Christopher Micheal 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: October 17, 2005. Hometown: GLENDALE, AZ.
Explore Further
Poston, Christopher Micheal 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.
