Murchison, Matthew Michael
Male
Verified At 21, SPC Murchison, Matthew Michael of INDEPENDENCE, MO was serving with the ARMY, 127TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 709TH MP BN, 18TH MP BDE, HANAU, GERMANY, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 4, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From INDEPENDENCE, MO, SPC Murchison, Matthew Michael, serving with 127TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 709TH MP BN, 18TH MP BDE, HANAU, GERMANY, was 21 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On August 4, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC Murchison, Matthew Michael in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 21. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
The members of 127TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 709TH MP BN, 18TH MP BDE, HANAU, GERMANY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Murchison, Matthew Michael 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.
