Baloga, Michael Andrew
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Verified PV2 Baloga, Michael Andrew, 21, a native of EVERETT, WA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on July 26, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Baloga, Michael Andrew was 21 and from EVERETT, WA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX as PV2. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
The date recorded for his death: July 26, 2007. Location: MUQDADIYAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
The members of TROOP A, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Baloga, Michael Andrew 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.
