Schafer, Michael Wayne
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Verified SSG Schafer, Michael Wayne, 25, a native of SPRING HILL, FL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 503D INFANTRY (TF BAYONET) VICENZA, ITALY, during Operation Enduring Freedom on July 25, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Schafer, Michael Wayne of SPRING HILL, FL, 25 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 503D INFANTRY (TF BAYONET) VICENZA, ITALY at the rank of SSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
Killed on July 25, 2005 in TARIN KOWT, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Schafer, Michael Wayne 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 members of COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 503D INFANTRY (TF BAYONET) VICENZA, ITALY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Schafer, Michael Wayne 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.
