Tapia, Samuel
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Verified At 20, LCPL Tapia, Samuel of SAN BENITO, TX was serving with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, when he died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ on December 18, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From SAN BENITO, TX, LCPL Tapia, Samuel, serving with WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, was 20 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
December 18, 2005 ? Tapia, Samuel died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.
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.
The members of WPNS CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Tapia, Samuel 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.
