Deem, Michael Shawn

Also known as: SPC, DET 1, SIGNAL CO, SPECIAL TROOPS BN, 3D INF DIV, FORT STEWART, GA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedFebruary 25, 2005

Age35 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on February 25, 2005, the ARMY lost SPC Deem, Michael Shawn of ROCKLEDGE, FL, 35, serving with DET 1, SIGNAL CO, SPECIAL TROOPS BN, 3D INF DIV, FORT STEWART, GA.

Their Story

Deem, Michael Shawn was 35 and from ROCKLEDGE, FL when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, DET 1, SIGNAL CO, SPECIAL TROOPS BN, 3D INF DIV, FORT STEWART, GA as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

Killed on February 25, 2005 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Deem, Michael Shawn was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: February 25, 2005. Hometown: ROCKLEDGE, FL.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Deem, Michael Shawn 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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