Murdock, Michael Wayne
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Verified U.S. Army Private Michael Wayne Murdock, 22, of Chocowinity, North Carolina, was killed in a hostile incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 11, 2008.
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Michael Wayne Murdock was a 22-year-old soldier from the small town of Chocowinity, North Carolina. He served as a Private (PV2) with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, part of the 3rd Brigade based at Fort Hood, Texas. He deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
On September 11, 2008, Murdock died from wounds sustained in a hostile incident at Bagram Airfield, the large U.S. military base north of Kabul. The Department of Defense stated he died of injuries from a non-combat related incident, which was under investigation. The specific details of the event were not publicly released in initial reports.
Murdock's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the 9/11 attacks. By 2008, the conflict was marked by a resurgent Taliban and increasing violence, with coalition forces engaged in major combat and counterinsurgency operations across the country.
His body was returned to the United States. A memorial service was held in his hometown of Chocowinity. The Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
He is remembered on memorials in North Carolina and is listed among the more than 2,300 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom. His name appears on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Michael Murdock was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Santos, Dave Michael Maliksi, Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif.
