Gonzalez, Michael Luis

Also known as: SPC, 340TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 800TH MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE, FORT TOTTEN, NY

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 28, 2008

Age20 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On August 28, 2008, the ARMY lost SPC Gonzalez, Michael Luis of SPOTSWOOD, NJ in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

From SPOTSWOOD, NJ, SPC Gonzalez, Michael Luis, serving with 340TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 800TH MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE, FORT TOTTEN, NY, was 20 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.

The date recorded for his death: August 28, 2008. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

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: August 28, 2008. Hometown: SPOTSWOOD, NJ.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Gonzalez, Michael Luis 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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