Presley, Michael Brandon

Also known as: CPL, 2D CEB, 2D MAR DIV, (HQ CO, RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 14, 2005

Age21 years old

Location of DeathLANDSTUHL, GERMANY

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

2D CEB, 2D MAR DIV, (HQ CO, RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, MARINE CORPS ? CPL Presley, Michael Brandon (BATESVILLE, MS), age 21, ? died in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on December 14, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Serving as CPL Presley, Michael Brandon, from BATESVILLE, MS, at age 21, with 2D CEB, 2D MAR DIV, (HQ CO, RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.

The date recorded for his death: December 14, 2005. Location: LANDSTUHL, GERMANY. Cause: 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: December 14, 2005. Hometown: BATESVILLE, MS.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Presley, Michael Brandon 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.

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