Zembiec, Douglas Alexander
At 34, MAJ Zembiec, Douglas Alexander of ALBUQUERQUE, NM was serving with the MARINE CORPS, CO A, HQ BN, MC REGIONAL SUPPORT ELEMENT WASHDC, ARLINGTON, VA, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 11, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From ALBUQUERQUE, NM, MAJ Zembiec, Douglas Alexander, serving with CO A, HQ BN, MC REGIONAL SUPPORT ELEMENT WASHDC, ARLINGTON, VA, was 34 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on May 11, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
The members of CO A, HQ BN, MC REGIONAL SUPPORT ELEMENT WASHDC, ARLINGTON, VA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Zembiec, Douglas Alexander 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.