Heath, David Michael
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Verified At 30, SGT Heath, David Michael of LA PORTE, IN was serving with the ARMY, B COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 41ST INFANTRY (1AD) , FT. RILEY, KS 66442, when he died in SADR CITY, IRAQ on August 16, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? B COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 41ST INFANTRY (1AD) , FT. RILEY, KS 66442 ? serving as SGT, Heath, David Michael was 30 and came from LA PORTE, IN.
August 16, 2004 ? Heath, David Michael died in SADR CITY, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.
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.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Heath, David 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.
