Smith, Kevin Scott
At 20, LCPL Smith, Kevin Scott of SPRINGFIELD, OH was serving with the MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-2), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in AL QAIM, IRAQ on March 21, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From SPRINGFIELD, OH, LCPL Smith, Kevin Scott, serving with H&S CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-2), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, was 20 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
Killed on March 21, 2005 in AL QAIM, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Smith, Kevin Scott was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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: March 21, 2005. Hometown: SPRINGFIELD, OH.
Explore Further
Smith, Kevin Scott 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.