Smykowski, Mark Thaddeus
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Verified SGT Smykowski, Mark Thaddeus, age 23, of MENTOR, OH ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D RECON BN, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, ? died on June 6, 2006 in ZAIDON, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, 2D RECON BN, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, sent Smykowski, Mark Thaddeus of MENTOR, OH, then 23, ? SGT ? to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on June 6, 2006 in ZAIDON, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
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/oif.
Explore Further
Smykowski, Mark Thaddeus 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.
