Matlock, Micheal Benson Jr
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Verified SPC Matlock, Micheal Benson Jr, age 21, of GLEN BURNIE, MD ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 502D INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ? died on February 20, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Matlock, Micheal Benson Jr was 21 and from GLEN BURNIE, MD when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 502D INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On February 20, 2008, the ARMY lost SPC Matlock, Micheal Benson Jr in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 21. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
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
Matlock, Micheal Benson Jr 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.
