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Sean Andrew Stokes (February 6, 1983 - July 30, 2007) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Silver Star for actions while serving with 3rd Battalion 1st Marines during the Second Battle of Fallujah.

Career
Stokes enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Court Martial
In early 2004, then-Lance Corporal Stokes left his unit without permission in order to help a family member escape from domestic violence. After moving her to a new house, Stokes returned to Camp Pendleton and was subsequently court marshalled, reduced to the rank of Private, and transferred to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines (3/1).

Fallujah
A few months after arriving at 3/1, Stokes deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, where in November of 2004, he participated in Operation Phantom Fury.

Haditha
In 2005, Stokes returned to Iraq, this time near the city of Haditha.

Tharthar
3/1 deployed again in 2007, and Stokes, by now a Corporal, was selected to serve on the Battalion Commander's Personal Security Detachment.

Death
On 30 July 2007, while escorting the Battalion Commander accross 3/1's Area of Operarions in Iraq's Tharthar region, the convoy came to a section of road which had been rendered impassable by an improvised explosive device (IED) several days prior. Following protocol, Stokes dismounted his vehicle and began to sweep the surrounding area before attempting to move the convoy around the crater. However, he failed to see the well-concealed IED below him, which detonated when he stepped on it, wounding him fatally.

Print Media
Military historian Patrick O'Donnell was embedded with Stokes' platoon for one year leading up to and during their deployment to Fallujah, and Stokes is a prominent figure in his 2006 non-fiction book We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah .

Shootout!
In 2006, Stokes was featured in an episode of "Shootout!" on the History Channel entitled "D-Day: Fallujah", wherein his actions in 2004 are dramatized while he and other Marines recount the details.

Silver Star Citation
The President of the United States Takes Pride in Presenting The Silver Star (Posthumously) To: Sean Andrew Stokes. Corporal, United States Marine Corps