Sweger, Franklin Alan

Also known as: LCPL, A CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 16, 2004

Age24 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

A CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Sweger, Franklin Alan (SAN ANTONIO, TX), age 24, ? died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ on December 16, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

From SAN ANTONIO, TX, LCPL Sweger, Franklin Alan, serving with A CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, was 24 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.

Killed on December 16, 2004 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Sweger, Franklin Alan was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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: December 16, 2004. Hometown: SAN ANTONIO, TX.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Sweger, Franklin Alan 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.

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