Jaurigue, Michael James
At 20, CPL Jaurigue, Michael James of TEXAS CITY, TX was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, when he died in SAMARRA, IRAQ on May 26, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
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A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC ? serving as CPL, Jaurigue, Michael James was 20 and came from TEXAS CITY, TX.
The date recorded for his death: May 26, 2007. Location: SAMARRA, 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: May 26, 2007. Hometown: TEXAS CITY, TX.
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Jaurigue, Michael James 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.