First Battle of Ramadi

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Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps

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The Battle of Ramadi was fought in the spring of 2004, during the same time as the First Battle of Fallujah. In April 2004, Fallujah was under siege by Coalition Forces and insurgents were looking to relieve pressure on the city by attempting an offensive of their own. Ramadi, the capital of Al Anbar Province, was seen as a center of gravity for coalition forces, and thus a prime target to attack. Before the battle started, insurgents cut off the highway out of Al Anbar to Baghdad. By the end of the deployment, thirty-three Marines and one Corpsman made the ultimate sacrifice.

LCPL ANDREW S. DANG • LCPL WILLIAM J. WISCOWICHE • SSGT ALLAN K. WALKER • HM3 FERNANDO A. MENDEZ-ACEVES • LCPL BENJAMIN R. CARMAN • LCPL MARCUS M. CHERRY • PFC RYAN M. JERABEK • PFC DEREK L. HALLAL • PFC MOISES A. LANGHORST • PFC CHRISTOPHER D. MABRY • LCPL JEREMIAH E. SAVAGE • LCPL BENJAMIN R. GONZALEZ • LCPL RAFAEL REYNOSASUAREZ • PFC CODY S. GALAVAN • LCPL JUAN LOPEZ • LCPL DESHON E. OTEY • SGT KENNETH CONDE JR. • LCPL JONATHAN W. COLLINS • LCPL CALEB J. POWERS • LCPL NICK N. ALDRICH • CPL TOMMY L. PARKER • LCPL PEDRO CONTRERAS • CPL BUM R. LEE • LCPL TODD J. BOLDING • CPL JEFFREY G. GREEN • CPL DUSTIN H. SCHRAGE • PFC ERIC A. AYON • LCPL JOHN T. SIMS • PFC CHRISTOPHER R. COBB • LCPL KYLE D. CROWLEY • LCPL TRAVIS J. LAYFIELD • LCPL ANTHONY P. ROBERTS • PFC GEOFFREY S. MORRIS • 2NDLT JOHN T. WROBLEWSKI

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Date of Death: April 10, 2004