Prening, Brian Robert

Also known as: CPL, F CO, 2D BN, 24TH MAR, (24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, MILWAUKEE, WI

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 12, 2004

Age24 years old

Location of DeathYUSUFIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

At 24, CPL Prening, Brian Robert of PLYMOUTH, WI was serving with the MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 24TH MAR, (24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, MILWAUKEE, WI, when he died in YUSUFIYAH, IRAQ on November 12, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Prening, Brian Robert was 24 and from PLYMOUTH, WI when he joined the Reserve, MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 24TH MAR, (24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, MILWAUKEE, WI as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

November 12, 2004 ? Prening, Brian Robert died in YUSUFIYAH, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.

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.

PLYMOUTH, WI is where Prening, Brian 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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Prening, Brian 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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