Sides, Dustin Lee
Male
Verified 9TH COMM BN, 1 MEF, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Sides, Dustin Lee (YAKIMA, WA), age 22, ? died in AL ASAD, IRAQ on May 31, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From YAKIMA, WA, LCPL Sides, Dustin Lee, serving with 9TH COMM BN, 1 MEF, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, was 22 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
The date recorded for his death: May 31, 2004. Location: AL ASAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
The members of 9TH COMM BN, 1 MEF, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Sides, Dustin Lee 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.
