Sturdy, Brandon Chauncy
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Verified PFC Sturdy, Brandon Chauncy, 19, a native of URBANDALE, IA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 1ST MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 13, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
PFC Sturdy, Brandon Chauncy, 19 years old, grew up in URBANDALE, IA and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with F CO, 2D BN, 1ST MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on May 13, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ, from 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 13, 2004. Hometown: URBANDALE, IA.
Explore Further
Sturdy, Brandon Chauncy 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.
