Thiry, Jesse Lee
CPL Thiry, Jesse Lee, age 23, of CASCO, WI ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on April 5, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From CASCO, WI, CPL Thiry, Jesse Lee, serving with 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, was 23 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
On April 5, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Thiry, Jesse Lee 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.
CASCO, WI is where Thiry, Jesse Lee came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Thiry, Jesse Lee 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.