Torres, Michael Steven
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Verified At 21, LCPL Torres, Michael Steven of EL PASO, TX was serving with the MARINE CORPS, K CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, RCT 7, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, when he died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on July 5, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Torres, Michael Steven was 21 and from EL PASO, TX when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, K CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, RCT 7, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on July 5, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ, from 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.
The members of K CO, 3D BN, 7TH MAR, RCT 7, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Torres, Michael Steven 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.
