Sullivan, Vincent Michael
LCPL Sullivan, Vincent Michael, age 23, of CHATHAM, NJ ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, ? died on July 23, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From CHATHAM, NJ, LCPL Sullivan, Vincent Michael, serving with H&S CO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, was 23 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
On July 23, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Sullivan, Vincent Michael in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 23. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: July 23, 2004. Hometown: CHATHAM, NJ.
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Sullivan, Vincent Michael 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.