Riedel, Andrew Gerald
On October 30, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Riedel, Andrew Gerald of NORTHGLENN, CO in ZAIDON, IRAQ. He was 19. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? B CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, (RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV). 3D MAR DIV, MCBH KANEOHE BAY, HI ? serving as LCPL, Riedel, Andrew Gerald was 19 and came from NORTHGLENN, CO.
On October 30, 2004, he died in ZAIDON, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: October 30, 2004. Hometown: NORTHGLENN, CO.
Explore Further
Riedel, Andrew Gerald 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.