Townes, Michael Lopez
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Verified At 29, SSG Townes, Michael Lopez of LAS VEGAS, NV was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY E, 4TH BATTALION, 227TH AVIATION, 1 ACB, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on September 16, 2007.
Their Story
SSG Townes, Michael Lopez, 29 years old, grew up in LAS VEGAS, NV and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY E, 4TH BATTALION, 227TH AVIATION, 1 ACB, FORT HOOD, TX during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On September 16, 2007, he died in BALAD, IRAQ. 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.
The members of COMPANY E, 4TH BATTALION, 227TH AVIATION, 1 ACB, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Townes, Michael Lopez 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.
