Barkey, Michael Christopher
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Verified National Guard, ARMY, 1484TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, (13TH COSCOM), AKRON, OH 44313-6161, SGT Barkey, Michael Christopher of CANAL FULTON, OH, 22, died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ on July 7, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From CANAL FULTON, OH, SGT Barkey, Michael Christopher, serving with 1484TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, (13TH COSCOM), AKRON, OH 44313-6161, was 22 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On July 7, 2004, he died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 1484TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, (13TH COSCOM), AKRON, OH 44313-6161 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Barkey, Michael Christopher 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.
