Rapavi, Nicholas Paul
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Verified CPL Rapavi, Nicholas Paul, age 22, of SPRINGFIELD, VA ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, G CO, 2D BN, 8TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, ? died on November 24, 2006 in AL TAQADDUM, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CPL Rapavi, Nicholas Paul, 22 years old, grew up in SPRINGFIELD, VA and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with G CO, 2D BN, 8TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
November 24, 2006 ? Rapavi, Nicholas Paul died in AL TAQADDUM, IRAQ, HOSTILE. 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 classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Rapavi, Nicholas Paul 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.
