Sorensen, Ryan James

Also known as: LCPL, I CO, 3D BN, 6TH MAR, RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 6, 2005

Age26 years old

Location of DeathHUSAYBAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From BOCA RATON, FL, LCPL Sorensen, Ryan James served with the MARINE CORPS, I CO, 3D BN, 6TH MAR, RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on November 6, 2005 in HUSAYBAH, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Serving as LCPL Sorensen, Ryan James, from BOCA RATON, FL, at age 26, with I CO, 3D BN, 6TH MAR, RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.

The date recorded for his death: November 6, 2005. Location: HUSAYBAH, IRAQ. Cause: 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: November 6, 2005. Hometown: BOCA RATON, FL.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Sorensen, Ryan James 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.

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