José Antonio Gutierrez

José Antonio Gutierrez, 22, of Los Angeles, California was an US Marine Lance Corporal killed in Iraq during a tank battle on March 20, 2003. He was a member of the 1st Marine Division. He was the second US Marine killed in action in the Iraq War.^[1] He was killed by friendly fire.^{[citation needed]} His life and death are the basis for the documentary film The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez.

David Emanuel Hickman was the last US service member killed in the Iraq War. He died on November 14, 2011, over eight years after the war started.

References[]

↑ "Department of Defense identifies Marines killed in action". United States Department of Defense. March 22, 2003. http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=3671.

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[1] "Department of Defense identifies Marines killed in action". United States Department of Defense. March 22, 2003. http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=3671.

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