Dooley, Michael Eugene
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Verified SSG Dooley, Michael Eugene, 23, a native of PULASKI, VA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 3D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT CARSON, CO 80913, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 8, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Dooley, Michael Eugene was 23 and from PULASKI, VA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 3D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT CARSON, CO 80913 as SSG. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On June 8, 2003, he died in AL ASAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
PULASKI, VA is where Dooley, Michael Eugene came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Dooley, Michael Eugene 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.
