Stokely, Michael James
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Verified At 23, SGT Stokely, Michael James of SHARPSBURG, GA was serving with the ARMY, TROOP C, 108TH CAVALRY, 48TH BCT (TF BAGHDAD), GRIFFIN, GA, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 16, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SGT Stokely, Michael James, 23 years old, grew up in SHARPSBURG, GA and served as National Guard in the ARMY with TROOP C, 108TH CAVALRY, 48TH BCT (TF BAGHDAD), GRIFFIN, GA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On August 16, 2005, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 16, 2005. Hometown: SHARPSBURG, GA.
Explore Further
Stokely, Michael James 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.
