Warren, Mark Carlyle
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Verified Sgt. 1st Class Mark Carlyle Warren, 44, of La Grande, Oregon, was a member of the Oregon Army National Guard. He was killed in action on January 31, 2005, at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq.
Their Story
Sgt. 1st Class Mark Carlyle Warren was a 44-year-old soldier from La Grande, Oregon. He served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment, part of the Oregon Army National Guard's Task Force Olympia.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Warren died on January 31, 2005, at Kirkuk Air Base in northern Iraq. The official casualty report states he was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while he was on a patrol mission.
Warren's death occurred during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a conflict that began with the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. By early 2005, the war had entered a phase of intense insurgency, characterized by widespread use of IEDs against coalition and Iraqi forces. Kirkuk, a city with mixed ethnic populations, was a frequent site of attacks.
Warren was one of at least 58 service members from Oregon to die in the Iraq War. His death was reported by local and national news outlets, and he is listed on the Iraq War casualty roster maintained by the Pentagon.
He is memorialized on the Oregon Fallen War Heroes Memorial and is included in national databases honoring U.S. military personnel killed in the post-9/11 wars. His unit, the 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment, continued its deployment in Iraq following his death.
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Sgt. 1st Class Mark Warren 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.
