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Headquarters and Service Company, Manas Transit Hub, Kyrgyzstan. October 2011.

Headquarters and Service Company, Manas Transit Hub, Kyrgyzstan. October 2011.

Between 2004 and 2012, over 4,500 Americans serving in or with the 3rd Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment deployed to combat zones in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. Most were Marines and all but a few were men. 165 were sailors, operating as corpsmen and chaplains with the battalion. 250 were officers. 9 were Warrant Officers. The rest were enlisted. Some came from other units or went to other units. For others, 3rd Battalion was all they saw of the Marine Corps. 97 Marines and Sailors who served in 3rd Battalion during the Global War on Terror received awards for valor. 27 were killed, most in the battalion, but others while serving in different units. Many others were wounded. All gave some, some gave all …

The Marines and Sailors

Andres Aguilar    
*Corporal Andres Aguilar Jr.
Communications Repair Technician

Headquarters & Service Company
2003-2006
Hospitalman Eric Ancheta
Corpsman
Third Platoon, Lima Company
2005-2006?
Sergeant Gayle Anders
Squad Leader
First Platoon, Kilo Company
2005-2006?
  Lance Corporal Nicholas Kirven (L) and Corporal Troy Arndt (R), Kilo Company, Afghanistan. IMG_0922
Second Lieutenant Peter Ankney
Platoon Commander
Third Platoon, India Company
2004-2005?
Corporal Troy Arndt
Fire Team Leader
Second Platoon, Kilo Company
2004-2005?
Sergeant Major Walter Baldwin
Battalion Sergeant Major
Battalion Staff
2007-2009
Captain Ken Barr, Khowst Province, Afghanistan. January 2005.   Patrick Beckett
Captain Kenneth Barr
Company Commander
Weapons Company
2004?-2005?
First Lieutenant Roy Bechtold
Platoon Commander
Second Platoon, India Company
2004-2005?
Major Patrick Beckett
Battalion Executive Officer
Battalion Staff
2004-2006?
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Lance Corporal David Bissell
Rifleman
First Platoon, India Company
2005-2006?
First Lieutenant Stephen Boada
Forward Observer
Kilo Company
2004-2005
Captain Jeff Brewer
Intelligence Officer
S-2, Headquarters & Service Company
2009-2012
  John Burke. Haqlaniyah, Iraq. 2006 Michael Burke, Iraq 2008
Captain Donald Blume III
Forward Air Controller
India Company
2004-2005?
First Lieutenant John Burke
Executive Officer, Third Platoon Commander
Kilo Company
2005-2008
First Sergeant Michael Burke
Company First Sergeant
Kilo and Headquarters & Service Companies
2007-2010
    Garrett Carnes
Sergeant Rene Camarillo
Scout Sniper
India and Headquarters & Service Companies
2005?-2006?
Lance Corporal Jory Camille
Rifleman
Third Platoon, India Company
2004?-2006?
Corporal Garrett Carnes
Rifleman
India Company
2009-2012
Andrew Cece Sergeant David Christoff (L) and Lance Cpl. Connor O'Shea (R), Kilo Company. Haqlaniyah, Iraq. May 10, 2006. Adam Conboy
Sergeant Major Andrew Cece
Battalion Sergeant Major
Battalion Staff
2009-2012
*Sergeant David Christoff
Squad Leader

Second Platoon, Kilo Company
2005-2006
*Lance Corporal Adam Conboy
Rifleman

Second Platoon, Kilo Company
2005-2006
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Corporal Sean Conroy
Rifleman
Second Platoon, Kilo Company
2005-2010
Lieutenant Colonel Norman Cooling
Battalion Commander
Battalion Staff
2004-2006
*Staff Sergeant Edward Davis III
Assistant Section Leader

3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion
2006
Sgt. Jorge Diaz (R), Kilo Company. Hawaii, April 2011. Jose Marin Dominguez Jr. Antonio Perez (L) and Michael Estrella, Camp Blessing 2004
Sergeant Jorge Diaz
Squad Leader
First Platoon, Kilo Company
2009?-2010?
*Lance Corporal Jose Marin Dominguez Jr.
Motor Vehicle Operator, EOD Team

Headquarters & Service Company
2004-2006
*Corporal Michael Estrella
Radio Operator

India Company
2004-2006
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Staff Sergeant Hector Fernandez
Platoon Sergeant
Kilo and India Companies
2005-2008
*1st Lieutenant Scott Fleming
Platoon Commander
First Platoon, Kilo Company
2009-2010
Corporal Joshua Flory
Mobile Assault Platoon, Weapons Company
2004?-2006?
1st Lieutenant Jonathan Frangakis
Platoon Commander
India Company
2004-2005?
Sergeant Jairo Fredonis
Mortar Section Leader
Lima Company
2004-2005?
Corporal Jeffrey Globis
Fire Team Leader
Second Platoon, Lima Company and Weapons Companies
2004?-2006?
Jonathan Goff Jaisun Hanson (R)  
Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Goff
Battalion Commander
Battalion Staff
2008-2009
Major Jaisun Hanson
Company Commander
Kilo and Weapons Companies
2007-2010
*Corporal Brandon Hardy
3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion
2006
Jeffery Holt   Captain Quintin Jones (L). Al-Karmah, Iraq. September 2007.
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Holt
Battalion Commander
Battalion Staff
2009-2011
Corporal Gideon Hornung
Squad Leader
Second and Third Platoons, India Company
2004-2006
Captain Quintin Jones
Officer in Charge, Military Transition Team
Company Commander, Lima Company
2005-2008
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Staff Sergeant Alan King
Intelligence Chief
S-2, Headquarters & Service Company
2008-2011
*Lance Corporal Nicholas Kirven
Rifleman

Second Platoon, Kilo Company
2003-2005
Lance Corporal Adam Keliipaakaua
Fire Team Leader
Third Platoon, Lima Company
2005-2006?
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Sergeant Daniel Kreitzer
Squad Leader
Second Platoon, Kilo Company
2005-2008
*Lance Corporal Ryan Lane
Rifleman

First Platoon, Kilo Company
2003-2005
First Sergeant Jim Lanham
Company Gunnery Sergeant, Kilo Company Company First Sergeant, Lima Company
2005-2008
  William Leusink Eric Lueken
CWO3 James Law
Battalion Gunner
Battalion Staff
2008-2011
*Lance Corporal William Leusink
Rifleman
Second Platoon, Kilo Company
2004-2006
*Lance Corporal Eric Lueken
Field Radio Operator

Weapons Company
2004-2006
Captain Andrew Lynch
Company Commander
India Company
2005-2006?
Corporal Patrick McKinney
Machine Gunner
India Company
2004-2005?
Chief Petty Officer Brian McMullen
Team Leader
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon
2006
Hospitalman Jason Mattson
Corpsman
Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company
2005-2006?
Sergeant Dakota Meyer
Scout Sniper
Headquarters & Service Company
2006-2010
*Lance Corporal Ryan Miller:
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*Sergeant Lea Mills
Assault Amphibious Vehicle Repair Technician
3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion
2006
Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Nastase
Battalion Commander
Battalion Staff
2006-2008
First Sergeant Chuong Nguyen
Company Gunnery Sergeant, Kilo Company
Company First Sergeant, India Company
2003-2007
Bringing governance to ungoverned places: District governor, Marine leaders interact with citizens of southern Garmsir Corporal Justin Palmer, Hawaii, May 2010.  
Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Palma
Battalion Commander
Battalion Staff
2011-2012
Corporal Justin Palmer
Rifleman, Third Platoon, Kilo Company
Intelligence Specialist, S-2, Headquarters & Service Company
2006-2011
Sergeant Levar Palmer
Squad Leader
Lima Company
2004-2005?
    First Sgt. William Pinkerton IV, Hawaii 2011.
Corporal David Parkinson
Squad Leader, Second Platoon, India Company
Security Unit Commander, Explosive Ordinance Disposal
2004-2007?
Sergeant David Perinchief
Squad Leader
Second and Third Platoons, India Company
2004?-2006?
First Sergeant William Pinkerton
Company First Sergeant
India and Weapons Companies
2009-2012
First Lieutenant Rick Posselt, India Company. Haditha, Iraq. June 2006.   Jason Ramseyer
First Lieutenant Richard Posselt
Platoon Commander
First Platoon, India Company
2004-2006
Major Andrew Priddy
Operations Officer
Battalion Staff
2004-2005
*Staff Sergeant Jason Ramseyer
Mortar Section Leader, Weapons Company

Jump Platoon Commander, Headquarters & Service Company
2003-2006
Sergeant Matthew Reynolds
Squad Leader
Second Platoon, Kilo Company
2004-2007
**Corporal Steven Rintamaki Corporal Daniel Robert
Squad Leader
Third Platoon, Lima Company
2004?-2007?
Yull Estrada Rodriguez, Iraq, June 18, 2006   1stSgt. Vincent Santiago, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. March 2005.
*Lance Corporal Yull Estrada Rodriguez:
Lima Company
2004-2006
Corporal James Rogers Jr
Fire Team Leader
First and Second Platoons, India Company
2004-2005?
First Sergeant Vincent Santiago:
Company First Sergeant
Kilo Company
2004-2007
Ray Anthony Spencer II Richard Schoener  
*Lance Corporal Ray Spencer
Rifleman
Third Platoon, Kilo Company
2006-2009
*Corporal Richard Schoener
Rifleman

Second Platoon, Kilo Company
2004-2005
Lance Corporal Gary Soupir
Radio Operator
India Company
2004-2005?
William Stables   Cpl. Thomas Stickles, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. March 2005.
Sergeant Major William Stables
Battalion Sergeant Major
Battalion Staff
2004-2006
Sergeant Seth Stanton
Scout Sniper
Lima Company
2004-2005?
Sergeant Thomas Stickles
Squad Leader
Second Platoon, Kilo Company
2004?-2007
Sergeant Jody Stroud
Mobile Assault Section Leader
Weapons Platoon, India Company
2005?-2007?
Corporal Joseph Summers Jr
Mortarman
Weapons Platoon, India Company
2004-2005?
*Private First Class Jake Suter
Rifleman
Lima Company
2009-2010
James Sweeny, Afghanistan 2005 1 Paul Szoldra, Afghanistan 2005
Major James Sweeney
Company Commander, India Company
Operations Officer, Battalion Staff
2003-2007
**Lance Corporal Franklin Sweger
Weapons Company
Lance Corporal Paul Szoldra
Mortarman
81mm Mortar Section, Weapons Company
2003-2005
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Gregory Timme
Corpsman
India Company
2005-2006
Sergeant Eric Toms
Section Leader
Combined Anti-Armor Team, India Company
2004-2005?
Captain Damon Torres
Assistant Operations Officer, S-3
Company Commander, Kilo Company
2006-2010
Max Uriarte, 2010   Raymond Weeks, Hawaii 2011.
Lance Corporal Maximilian Uriarte: Assaultman, India Company
Combat Camera, Headquarters & Service Company
2006-2010
Lance Corporal Jeret Warren
Team Leader
First Platoon, Kilo Company
2005-2008
Corporal Raymond Weeks
Intelligence Specialist
S-2 Headquarters & Service and India Companies
2008-2012
Corporal Patrick Whalen
Squad Leader
Combined Anti-Armor Team, India Company
2004-2005?
Staff Sergeant Elcana Williams
India Company
2004-2005?
Hospitalman Gary Williams
Corpsman
Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company
2005-2006?
  Joe Wrightsman Lance Corporal Hatak Yuka Keyu Yearby, H&S Company. Anbar Province, Iraq. 4 May 2006
Sergeant Brandon Wittwer
Assistant Team Leader
Scout Sniper Platoon
2005?-2006?
*Corporal Joe Wrightsman
Squad Leader
First and Third Platoons, Kilo Company
2005-2010
*Lance Corporal Hatakyukak Yearby: Warehouse Clerk, Supply, Headquarters & Service Company
Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team
2005-2006
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Sergeant Justin Young
Squad Leader
Second Platoon, Kilo Company
2005-2008
   
Kevin Dool. Haqlaniyah, Iraq. May 2006.    
Corporal Kevin Dool
Squad Leader
Third Platoon, Kilo Company
2004?-2007?
   

 


*Indicates Marine was killed in action or died in a non-hostile incident.

**Indicates Marine has died.

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