Atkins, Shawn Michael

Also known as: PFC, HHC, 4TH BRIGADE, 1ST ARMORED DIVISION, APO AE 09165 (HANAU, GERMANY)

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJune 14, 2004

Age20 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

PFC Atkins, Shawn Michael, age 20, of PARKER, CO ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 4TH BRIGADE, 1ST ARMORED DIVISION, APO AE 09165 (HANAU, GERMANY), ? died on June 14, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ.

Their Story

Atkins, Shawn Michael of PARKER, CO, 20 years old, served in the ARMY with HHC, 4TH BRIGADE, 1ST ARMORED DIVISION, APO AE 09165 (HANAU, GERMANY) at the rank of PFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

June 14, 2004 ? Atkins, Shawn Michael died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: June 14, 2004. Hometown: PARKER, CO.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Atkins, Shawn Michael was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.

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