Straseskie, Kirk Allen
At 23, SGT Straseskie, Kirk Allen of BEAVER DAM, WI was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 1ST BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in Iraq on May 19, 2003.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? 1ST BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA ? serving as SGT, Straseskie, Kirk Allen was 23 and came from BEAVER DAM, WI.
May 19, 2003 ? Straseskie, Kirk Allen died in Iraq. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
The members of 1ST BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Straseskie, Kirk Allen 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.