Weaver, Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee Weaver was a 24-year-old corporal in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. A native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, he served with Charlie Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, which was attached to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, part of the 1st Marine Division. The battalion was based in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Corporal Weaver died on January 26, 2005, in the city of Hadithah, located in Iraq's restive Al Anbar province. According to the Department of Defense, his death was the result of hostile action. Specific details of the incident that led to his death were not widely reported in national news archives.

Weaver's death occurred during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a major combat phase of the Iraq War that began with a U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. By early 2005, U.S. and coalition forces were engaged in intense counterinsurgency operations, particularly in Sunni-majority regions like Al Anbar, where cities like Hadithah and Fallujah were focal points of resistance and conflict.

Weaver was one of 31 U.S. service members killed in Iraq during the month of January 2005. His death was reported by military news outlets and included in official casualty lists released by the Department of Defense. His hometown newspaper, *The Free Lance-Star* of Fredericksburg, noted his passing in its coverage of local casualties.

Corporal Weaver is memorialized on the Iraq War Memorial in Washington D.C. and is listed among the 4,418 American service members who died during Operation Iraqi Freedom. His name appears on the 'Faces of the Fallen' tribute maintained by the Washington Post and other national registries of the war's casualties.

Corporal Weaver 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.

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