Zabierek, Andrew Jonathan
From CHELMSFORD, MA, LCPL Zabierek, Andrew Jonathan served with the MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, RCT-7, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on May 21, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as LCPL Zabierek, Andrew Jonathan, from CHELMSFORD, MA, at age 25, with F CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, RCT-7, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on May 21, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 21, 2004. Hometown: CHELMSFORD, MA.
Explore Further
Zabierek, Andrew Jonathan 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.