Yepsen, Luke Carney
Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 1ST TANK BN, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, LCPL Yepsen, Luke Carney of KINGWOOD, TX, 20, died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ on December 14, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? H&S CO, 1ST TANK BN, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA ? serving as LCPL, Yepsen, Luke Carney was 20 and came from KINGWOOD, TX.
December 14, 2006 ? Yepsen, Luke Carney died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.
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.
KINGWOOD, TX is where Yepsen, Luke Carney came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Yepsen, Luke Carney 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.