Tosto, Michael Lee
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Verified SGT Tosto, Michael Lee, 24, a native of APEX, NC, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A 1ST BATTALION 35TH ARMOR SMITH BARRACKS, APO AE 09034, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 17, 2003.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Tosto, Michael Lee, from APEX, NC, at age 24, with COMPANY A 1ST BATTALION 35TH ARMOR SMITH BARRACKS, APO AE 09034, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
The date recorded for his death: June 17, 2003. Location: CAMP WOLF, KUWAIT.
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 ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Tosto, Michael Lee 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.
