Kelly, Paul Michael

Also known as: COL, JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS, BLACKSTONE, VA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJanuary 20, 2007

Age45 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on January 20, 2007, the ARMY lost COL Kelly, Paul Michael of STAFFORD, VA, 45, serving with JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS, BLACKSTONE, VA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Kelly, Paul Michael was 45 and from STAFFORD, VA when he joined the National Guard, ARMY, JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS, BLACKSTONE, VA as COL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on January 20, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

STAFFORD, VA is where Kelly, Paul Michael came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Kelly, Paul 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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