Warns, Robert Paul Ii
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Verified Corporal Robert Paul Warns II, a 23-year-old U.S. Marine from Waukesha, Wisconsin, was killed by hostile action in Lutifiyah, Iraq, on November 8, 2004.
Their Story
Robert Paul Warns II was a 23-year-old Marine from Waukesha, Wisconsin. He served as a Corporal with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, a reserve unit based in Madison, Wisconsin. The battalion was deployed to Iraq as part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, attached to the 1st Marine Division.
On November 8, 2004, Corporal Warns was killed in the town of Lutifiyah, located in a volatile region south of Baghdad known as the "Triangle of Death." According to the Marine Corps, his death was the result of hostile action. Specific details of the engagement were not widely reported in public releases.
Warns died during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a conflict that began with a U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. By late 2004, the mission had shifted to counter-insurgency operations. Lutifiyah was a frequent site of ambushes and improvised explosive device attacks against coalition forces during this period.
Following his death, Corporal Warns was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. His family and community in Waukesha held memorial services. Local news reported on his funeral and the community's remembrance of him.
He is remembered on memorials in his hometown and by his unit. The 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines sustained multiple casualties during its 2004-2005 deployment, and Warns is listed among them.
Explore Further
Corporal Warns was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2010). 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.
