Barnhill, Michael Scott

Also known as: 1STSGT, I-I STF, ENG CO, 6TH ESB, (8TH ESB, 2D FSSG FWD), 4TH FSSG, EUGENE, OR

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 28, 2005

Age39 years old

Location of DeathAL ASAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In AL ASAD, IRAQ on May 28, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost 1STSGT Barnhill, Michael Scott of FOLSOM, CA, 39, serving with I-I STF, ENG CO, 6TH ESB, (8TH ESB, 2D FSSG FWD), 4TH FSSG, EUGENE, OR. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The MARINE CORPS, I-I STF, ENG CO, 6TH ESB, (8TH ESB, 2D FSSG FWD), 4TH FSSG, EUGENE, OR, sent Barnhill, Michael Scott of FOLSOM, CA, then 39, ? 1STSGT ? to Iraq.

The date recorded for his death: May 28, 2005. Location: AL ASAD, 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 MARINE CORPS classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Barnhill, Michael Scott 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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