Postal, Michael Vincent
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Verified At 21, LCPL Postal, Michael Vincent of GLEN OAKS, NY was serving with the MARINE CORPS, L CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR, (RCT-8), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in AL KARMAH, IRAQ on May 7, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Postal, Michael Vincent was 21 and from GLEN OAKS, NY when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, L CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR, (RCT-8), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
Killed on May 7, 2005 in AL KARMAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Postal, Michael Vincent 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.
The members of L CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR, (RCT-8), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Postal, Michael Vincent 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.
