Reeder, Edward Thomas
At 32, GYSGT Reeder, Edward Thomas of CAMP VERDE, AZ was serving with the MARINE CORPS, BTRY L, 4TH BN, 14TH MAR, (HQ SVC BN, 1ST FSSG), 4TH MAR DIV, BESSEMER, AL, when he died in CAMP FALLUJAH, IRAQ on August 21, 2004.
Their Story
Reeder, Edward Thomas of CAMP VERDE, AZ, 32 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with BTRY L, 4TH BN, 14TH MAR, (HQ SVC BN, 1ST FSSG), 4TH MAR DIV, BESSEMER, AL at the rank of GYSGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On August 21, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost GYSGT Reeder, Edward Thomas in CAMP FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 32.
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.
The members of BTRY L, 4TH BN, 14TH MAR, (HQ SVC BN, 1ST FSSG), 4TH MAR DIV, BESSEMER, AL who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Reeder, Edward Thomas 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.