Wells, Lonny Dion

Lonny Dion Wells was a 29-year-old sergeant from Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. He served with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, part of the 1st Marine Division based at Camp Pendleton, California.

On November 9, 2004, Wells was killed during the Second Battle of Fallujah, a major U.S.-led offensive to retake the city from insurgent forces. He died from hostile fire while engaged in urban combat operations in the city.

The Second Battle of Fallujah, codenamed Operation Phantom Fury, began in November 2004 and was one of the fiercest urban engagements of the Iraq War. It followed an earlier, inconclusive siege in April 2004 and aimed to establish control over a city that had become an insurgent stronghold.

Wells's death was reported by the Department of Defense and local Pennsylvania media. He was one of more than 100 U.S. service members killed during the intense, block-by-block fighting in Fallujah that month.

He is remembered on memorials in his hometown and by his unit. The 1st Battalion, 8th Marines sustained significant casualties during the battle.

Sgt. Wells 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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