Cote, Michael Shane Jr
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Verified At 20, SPC Cote, Michael Shane Jr of DENHAM SPRINGS, LA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 52D AVIATION REGIMENT, FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on September 19, 2009.
Their Story
Cote, Michael Shane Jr was 20 and from DENHAM SPRINGS, LA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 52D AVIATION REGIMENT, FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On September 19, 2009, he died in BALAD, IRAQ. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
The ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Cote, Michael Shane Jr 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.
