Slocum, Thomas Jonathan
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Verified LCPL Slocum, Thomas Jonathan, 22, a native of THORNTON, CO, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HQSVCCO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 2D MEB, DET A, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on March 23, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as LCPL Slocum, Thomas Jonathan, from THORNTON, CO, at age 22, with HQSVCCO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 2D MEB, DET A, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on March 23, 2003 in AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ, from 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.
THORNTON, CO is where Slocum, Thomas Jonathan came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Slocum, Thomas Jonathan 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.
