Venegas, Juan Carlos

Also known as: LCPL, HQ CO, 3D BN, 4TH MAR, (RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 7, 2005

Age21 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In FALLUJAH, IRAQ on April 7, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Venegas, Juan Carlos of VENTURA, CA, 21, serving with HQ CO, 3D BN, 4TH MAR, (RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Venegas, Juan Carlos of VENTURA, CA, 21 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with HQ CO, 3D BN, 4TH MAR, (RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

Killed on April 7, 2005 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Venegas, Juan Carlos was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 7, 2005. Hometown: VENTURA, CA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Venegas, Juan Carlos 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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