Morton, Cherie Lynn
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Verified From BAKERSFIELD, CA, PO1 Morton, Cherie Lynn served with the NAVY, NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, BAHRAIN, and died on April 20, 2008 in GALALI, MUHARRAQ. She was 40.
Their Story
Serving as PO1 Morton, Cherie Lynn, from BAKERSFIELD, CA, at age 40, with NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, BAHRAIN, she went to Iraq with the NAVY. She did not come home.
Killed on April 20, 2008 in GALALI, MUHARRAQ, Morton, Cherie Lynn was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 NAVY recorded her death in the line of duty. Her name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Morton, Cherie Lynn 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.
