Torrence, Joshua Louis
In FALLUJAH, IRAQ on March 14, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Torrence, Joshua Louis of LEXINGTON, SC, 20, serving with D CO, 2D AA BN, (RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
LCPL Torrence, Joshua Louis, 20 years old, grew up in LEXINGTON, SC and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with D CO, 2D AA BN, (RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
March 14, 2005 ? Torrence, Joshua Louis died in FALLUJAH, 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 D CO, 2D AA BN, (RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Torrence, Joshua Louis 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.