Swisher, Tyler Bobbitt
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Verified From CINCINNATI, OH, CAPT Swisher, Tyler Bobbitt served with the MARINE CORPS, E CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on October 21, 2005 in ZAIDON, IRAQ. He was 35. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CAPT Swisher, Tyler Bobbitt, 35 years old, grew up in CINCINNATI, OH and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with E CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
October 21, 2005 ? Swisher, Tyler Bobbitt died in ZAIDON, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The MARINE CORPS classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Swisher, Tyler Bobbitt 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.
