IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 210-06
March 14, 2006
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DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine
who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Kristen K. Figueroa, 20, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died
March 12 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.