Wrightsman, Joe Lee

Also known as: SGT, 3D BN, 3D MAR, (RCT-7, 1ST MARDIV, I MEF FWD), 3D MARDIV, KANEOHE BAY, HI

Combatant

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DiedJuly 18, 2010

Age23 years old

Location of DeathHELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Enduring Freedom

On July 18, 2010, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT Wrightsman, Joe Lee of JONESBORO, LA in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 23.

Their Story

Wrightsman, Joe Lee was 23 and from JONESBORO, LA when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 3D BN, 3D MAR, (RCT-7, 1ST MARDIV, I MEF FWD), 3D MARDIV, KANEOHE BAY, HI as SGT. Operation Enduring Freedom would take his life.

Killed on July 18, 2010 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN, Wrightsman, Joe Lee was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Operation Enduring Freedom began October 7, 2001 ? twenty-six days after September 11. It lasted 13 years, the longest armed conflict in US history, ending December 28, 2014. 2,356 Americans were killed across Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.

JONESBORO, LA is where Wrightsman, Joe Lee came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Wrightsman, Joe Lee was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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