Solomon, Gordon George
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Verified Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, L CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, SSGT Solomon, Gordon George of FAIRBORN, OH, 35, died in HABBANIYAH, IRAQ on August 24, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From FAIRBORN, OH, SSGT Solomon, Gordon George, serving with L CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, was 35 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
On August 24, 2006, he died in HABBANIYAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 24, 2006. Hometown: FAIRBORN, OH.
Explore Further
Solomon, Gordon George 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.
