Cpl Dustin James Libby
Born: January 4, 1984 in Presque Isle, Maine
Death: December 6, 2006 in Al Anbar, Iraq
Cpl. Dustin J. Libby of Presque Isle, Maine graduated from Presque Isle High School’s Adult Education Program, Class of 2003. He was impressed by how a friend had been transformed by his experience in the Marines and seeing that, he knew he wanted that for himself. The day Dustin shipped off for boot camp he was a kid with scruffy long hair. When his family saw him again at boot camp graduation, they saw a man, a Marine. He joined the United States Marine Corps, graduating February 2004 and was almost immediately deployed to support Operation Iraqi Freedom in the summer. Dustin returned from his first deployment to Iraq in fall 2004, after which he remained stateside until his second overseas deployment to Okinawa, Japan. During this deployment, he traveled to Hawaii, Okinawa, Japan and participated in joint training with Philippine military. He was survived by his mother, Geni Libby, his father, Judson Libby, and his brother, Chris. Dustin was engaged to Jeannine Gonzales. They planned to marry when Dustin returned from this tour in Iraq. He was killed at age 22 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
Marines
2nd Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
1st Marine Division
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California
Burial is at Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery, Caribou, Maine – Sec CN Row 10 Site 4
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