Van Parys, Brandon Joseph
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Verified From NEW TRIPOLI, PA, LCPL Van Parys, Brandon Joseph served with the MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 3D BN, 6TH MAR, (RCT-6, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on February 5, 2007 in WALID, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? H&S CO, 3D BN, 6TH MAR, (RCT-6, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC ? serving as LCPL, Van Parys, Brandon Joseph was 20 and came from NEW TRIPOLI, PA.
On February 5, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Van Parys, Brandon Joseph in WALID, IRAQ. He was 20. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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 members of H&S CO, 3D BN, 6TH MAR, (RCT-6, I MEF FWD), 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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Van Parys, Brandon Joseph 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.
