Ring, Michelle Raylene
On July 5, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL Ring, Michelle Raylene of MARTIN, TN in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. She was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as CPL Ring, Michelle Raylene, from MARTIN, TN, at age 26, with HHD, 92D MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, FORT BENNING, GA, she went to Iraq with the ARMY. She did not come home.
On July 5, 2007, she died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. Her name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 HHD, 92D MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, FORT BENNING, GA who served alongside her carry her memory. Her record in DCAS documents her service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Ring, Michelle Raylene 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.