Lalush, Michael Vernon

Also known as: SGT, HMLA-169, MAG-39, MCAS CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMarch 30, 2003

Age23 years old

Location of DeathNEAR JALIBAH AIRBASE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

HMLA-169, MAG-39, MCAS CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? SGT Lalush, Michael Vernon (TROUTVILLE, VA), age 23, ? died in NEAR JALIBAH AIRBASE, IRAQ on March 30, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Lalush, Michael Vernon was 23 and from TROUTVILLE, VA when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HMLA-169, MAG-39, MCAS CAMP PENDLETON, CA as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

The date recorded for his death: March 30, 2003. Location: NEAR JALIBAH AIRBASE, 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: March 30, 2003. Hometown: TROUTVILLE, VA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Lalush, Michael Vernon 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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