Rimes, Garrywesley Tan

Also known as: CPL, WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 1, 2005

Age30 years old

Location of DeathRAMADI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

At 30, CPL Rimes, Garrywesley Tan of SANTA MARIA, CA was serving with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in RAMADI, IRAQ on April 1, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Rimes, Garrywesley Tan of SANTA MARIA, CA, 30 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of CPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

April 1, 2005 ? Rimes, Garrywesley Tan died in RAMADI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.

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: April 1, 2005. Hometown: SANTA MARIA, CA.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

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Rimes, Garrywesley Tan 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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