Martinez, Michael Ray
At 43, MAJ Martinez, Michael Ray of COLUMBIA, MO was serving with the ARMY, HHT, 3D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT CARSON, CO, when he died in ZAMBAR MOUNTAIN, IRAQ on January 7, 2006.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? HHT, 3D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT CARSON, CO ? serving as MAJ, Martinez, Michael Ray was 43 and came from COLUMBIA, MO.
On January 7, 2006, the ARMY lost MAJ Martinez, Michael Ray in ZAMBAR MOUNTAIN, IRAQ. He was 43.
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 members of HHT, 3D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT CARSON, CO who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Martinez, Michael Ray 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.