Wyatt, Derek Allen
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Verified 3D BN 5TH MAR, (RCT-2, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? CPL Wyatt, Derek Allen (AKRON, OH), age 25, ? died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on December 6, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, 3D BN 5TH MAR, (RCT-2, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, sent Wyatt, Derek Allen of AKRON, OH, then 25, ? CPL ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
He did not survive OEF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on December 6, 2010 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN, from HOSTILE.
In the final years of OEF, a surge had been deployed and drawn down. The Taliban had outlasted every strategy. The Afghan army the US built would collapse six years after OEF ended.
The members of 3D BN 5TH MAR, (RCT-2, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Explore Further
Wyatt, Derek Allen 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.
