Merila, Michael Matthew
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, HHT 1ST SQUADRON 14TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT LEWIS, WA 98433, SGT Merila, Michael Matthew of SIERRA VISTA, AZ, 23, died in MOSUL, IRAQ on February 16, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, HHT 1ST SQUADRON 14TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT LEWIS, WA 98433, sent Merila, Michael Matthew of SIERRA VISTA, AZ, then 23, ? SGT ? to Iraq.
Killed on February 16, 2004 in MOSUL, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Merila, Michael Matthew was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
SIERRA VISTA, AZ is where Merila, Michael Matthew came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Merila, Michael Matthew 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.
