Eichmann A. Strickland

Died: September 9, 2008

Rank: Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class

Unit: U.S. Marine Corps Embedded Training Team, Afghanistan Regional Security Integration Command–Central

Branch: U.S. Navy

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Eichmann A. Strickland died on September 9, 2008, while serving in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. Strickland was killed when the vehicle he was driving encountered a makeshift bomb in Afghanya Valley, northwest of Kabul. He was 23 years old at the time of his death. His funeral took place at Northshore Christian Church in Everett, Washington, and he was buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, also in Everett.