Sim, San
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Verified At 23, LCPL Sim, San of SANTA ANA, CA was serving with the MARINE CORPS, C CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, MCAGCC, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, when he died in BELA BA LUK, AFGHANISTAN on October 22, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Sim, San of SANTA ANA, CA, 23 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with C CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, MCAGCC, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
October 22, 2008 ? Sim, San died in BELA BA LUK, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2008.
By the mid-period of OEF, the Taliban had rebuilt. IED attacks were climbing every year. Deaths were rising.
The MARINE CORPS classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef.
Explore Further
Sim, San was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
