Strain, Adam James
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Verified LCPL Strain, Adam James, 20, a native of SMARTSVILLE, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, CO B, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, (2-28 BCT, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 3, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Strain, Adam James of SMARTSVILLE, CA, 20 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with CO B, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, (2-28 BCT, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On August 3, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Strain, Adam James in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. He was 20. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
SMARTSVILLE, CA is where Strain, Adam James 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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Strain, Adam 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.
