Vandegrift, Matthew Ryan
Male
Verified In BASRAH, IRAQ on April 21, 2008, the MARINE CORPS lost 1STLT Vandegrift, Matthew Ryan of LITTLETON, CO, 28, serving with 2D BN, 10TH MAR, (1ST IA DIV MITT, I MEF G-3), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, 2D BN, 10TH MAR, (1ST IA DIV MITT, I MEF G-3), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, sent Vandegrift, Matthew Ryan of LITTLETON, CO, then 28, ? 1STLT ? to Iraq.
On April 21, 2008, he died in BASRAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 2D BN, 10TH MAR, (1ST IA DIV MITT, I MEF G-3), 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.
Explore Further
Vandegrift, Matthew Ryan 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.
