Speer, Michael Raymond

Also known as: SGT, F CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 9, 2004

Age24 years old

Location of DeathAL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From DAVENPORT, IA, SGT Speer, Michael Raymond served with the MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, and died on April 9, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Speer, Michael Raymond of DAVENPORT, IA, 24 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with F CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

The date recorded for his death: April 9, 2004. Location: AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

DAVENPORT, IA is where Speer, Michael Raymond came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Speer, Michael Raymond 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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