Chase, Lance Michael
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Verified At 32, SSG Chase, Lance Michael of OKLAHOMA CITY, OK was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, (TF IRON HORSE), FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on January 23, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SSG Chase, Lance Michael, from OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, at age 32, with COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, (TF IRON HORSE), FORT HOOD, TX, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
January 23, 2006 ? Chase, Lance Michael died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.
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 COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, (TF IRON HORSE), 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
Chase, Lance Michael 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.
