Goins, James Michael

Also known as: 2LT, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, (1CD), FORT HOOD TX 76544

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 15, 2004

Age23 years old

Location of DeathAN NAJAF, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Reserve, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, (1CD), FORT HOOD TX 76544, 2LT Goins, James Michael of COPPERAS COVE, TX, 23, died in AN NAJAF, IRAQ on August 15, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Goins, James Michael was 23 and from COPPERAS COVE, TX when he joined the Reserve, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, (1CD), FORT HOOD TX 76544 as 2LT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

August 15, 2004 ? Goins, James Michael died in AN NAJAF, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

The members of COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, (1CD), FORT HOOD TX 76544 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Goins, James 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.

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