Samson, Marko Mato
In TIKRIT, IRAQ on May 31, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Samson, Marko Mato of COLUMBUS, OH, 30, serving with COMPANY A, 277TH AVIATION SUPPORT BATTALION, 10TH CAB, FORT DRUM, NY.
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A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY A, 277TH AVIATION SUPPORT BATTALION, 10TH CAB, FORT DRUM, NY ? serving as SPC, Samson, Marko Mato was 30 and came from COLUMBUS, OH.
On May 31, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Samson, Marko Mato in TIKRIT, IRAQ. He was 30.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 31, 2009. Hometown: COLUMBUS, OH.
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Samson, Marko Mato 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.