Blaise, Michael Thomas

Also known as: CW2, TROOP B, 2ND SQUADRON - 17TH CAVALRY, (101 AASLT), FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJanuary 24, 2004

Age29 years old

Location of DeathMOSUL, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Reserve, ARMY, TROOP B, 2ND SQUADRON - 17TH CAVALRY, (101 AASLT), FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223, CW2 Blaise, Michael Thomas of MACON, MO, 29, died in MOSUL, IRAQ on January 24, 2004.

Their Story

Blaise, Michael Thomas of MACON, MO, 29 years old, served in the ARMY with TROOP B, 2ND SQUADRON - 17TH CAVALRY, (101 AASLT), FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223 at the rank of CW2 ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On January 24, 2004, the ARMY lost CW2 Blaise, Michael Thomas in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 29.

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: January 24, 2004. Hometown: MACON, MO.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Blaise, Michael Thomas 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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