Swanberg, Shane Clanin
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Verified LCPL Swanberg, Shane Clanin, 24, a native of KIRKLAND, WA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 15, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as LCPL Swanberg, Shane Clanin, from KIRKLAND, WA, at age 24, with WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
On September 15, 2005, he died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
KIRKLAND, WA is where Swanberg, Shane Clanin came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Swanberg, Shane Clanin 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.
