Pursel, Michael Avery
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Verified CPL Pursel, Michael Avery, 19, a native of CLINTON, UT, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 6, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Pursel, Michael Avery of CLINTON, UT, 19 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA at the rank of CPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on May 6, 2007 in BAQUBAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The members of COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Pursel, Michael Avery 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.
