Christopher W Thompson

Wilkesboro, North Carolina

October 21, 2005

Age

Military

Rank

Unit/Location

Navy

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 8th Regimental Combat Team, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Killed in action on Oct. 21 from an IED explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq.