Boatright, Michael Luke
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Verified At 24, SGT Boatright, Michael Luke of WHITESBORO, TX was serving with the ARMY, B COMPANY, 20TH ENGINEER BATTALION, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX 76544, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 4, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Boatright, Michael Luke was 24 and from WHITESBORO, TX when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, B COMPANY, 20TH ENGINEER BATTALION, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX 76544 as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
December 4, 2004 ? Boatright, Michael Luke died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.
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.
WHITESBORO, TX is where Boatright, Michael Luke came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Boatright, Michael Luke 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.
