Wolfe, Colin Joseph

Also known as: LCPL, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 30, 2006

Age19 years old

Location of DeathHABBANIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From MANASSAS, VA, LCPL Wolfe, Colin Joseph served with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on August 30, 2006 in HABBANIYAH, IRAQ. He was 19. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Wolfe, Colin Joseph of MANASSAS, VA, 19 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with WPNS CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on August 30, 2006 in HABBANIYAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

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: August 30, 2006. Hometown: MANASSAS, VA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Wolfe, Colin Joseph 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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