Phillip E. Baucus

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Phillip E. Baucus
September 24, 1977July 29, 2006
Place of birth Wolf Creek, Montana
Place of death Anbar province Iraq
Allegiance USMC
Rank Corporal
Unit 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Battles/wars Operation Iraqi Freedom

Phillip E. Baucus (Sept 24, 1977 - July 29, 2006) was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps killed in the Iraq War during combat operations in the Anbar province of Iraq. He was the nephew of United States Senator Max Baucus, a Democrat from Montana.

The 28-year-old Baucus had been a resident of Wolf Creek, Montana, and was a member of the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. [1]

The funeral was the site of protests by members of the fundamentalist Westboro Baptist Church.

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