Russell, Michael Lynn
In ASADABAD, AFGHANISTAN on June 28, 2005, the ARMY lost SFC Russell, Michael Lynn of STAFFORD, VA, 31, serving with COMPANY B, 3D BATTALION, 160TH SOAR, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From STAFFORD, VA, SFC Russell, Michael Lynn, serving with COMPANY B, 3D BATTALION, 160TH SOAR, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA, was 31 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
Killed on June 28, 2005 in ASADABAD, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Russell, Michael Lynn was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Operation Enduring Freedom began October 7, 2001 ? twenty-six days after September 11. It lasted 13 years, the longest armed conflict in US history, ending December 28, 2014. 2,356 Americans were killed across Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef.
Explore Further
Russell, Michael Lynn was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.