Torres, George Daniel

Also known as: LCPL, B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

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DiedApril 11, 2004

Age23 years old

Location of Death31ST COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

LCPL Torres, George Daniel, 23, a native of LONG BEACH, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 11, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Torres, George Daniel was 23 and from LONG BEACH, CA when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

The date recorded for his death: April 11, 2004. Location: 31ST COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 11, 2004. Hometown: LONG BEACH, CA.

Sources & References

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

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Torres, George Daniel 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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