Cifuentes, Michael Joseph

Also known as: LCPL, L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 3, 2005

Age25 years old

Location of DeathBARWANAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Cifuentes, Michael Joseph (BUTLER, OH), age 25, ? died in BARWANAH, IRAQ on August 3, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Serving as LCPL Cifuentes, Michael Joseph, from BUTLER, OH, at age 25, with L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.

He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on August 3, 2005 in BARWANAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 3, 2005. Hometown: BUTLER, OH.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Cifuentes, Michael Joseph 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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