Gelina, Mark Christopher

Also known as: 1STLT, D CO, 2D LAR BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 4, 2006

Age33 years old

Location of DeathRAWAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

D CO, 2D LAR BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, MARINE CORPS ? 1STLT Gelina, Mark Christopher (MOBERLY, MO), age 33, ? died in RAWAH, IRAQ on November 4, 2006.

Their Story

Gelina, Mark Christopher was 33 and from MOBERLY, MO when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, D CO, 2D LAR BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as 1STLT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On November 4, 2006, he died in RAWAH, IRAQ. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: November 4, 2006. Hometown: MOBERLY, MO.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Gelina, Mark Christopher 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: Cronkrite, Brud Joseph, Creager, Timothy Ryan, Crackel, Alexander Bailey, Cox, Simon Timothy Jr.

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