Wafford, Michael Blake
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Verified Corporal Michael Blake Wafford, a 20-year-old U.S. Marine from Spring, Texas, was killed in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2004.
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Michael Blake Wafford was a 20-year-old Marine from Spring, Texas. He served as a Corporal with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, California.
On April 8, 2004, Corporal Wafford was killed by hostile action in Iraq's Al Anbar Province. The Department of Defense casualty announcement did not specify the exact nature of the incident, but his death occurred during a period of intense combat operations in the region.
Wafford's death came during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a conflict that began with a U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. By April 2004, U.S. and coalition forces were engaged in major offensives against insurgent strongholds, particularly in the Sunni Triangle areas that included Al Anbar Province.
Following his death, Wafford's body was returned to the United States. He was buried in Brookside Memorial Park in Houston, Texas.
Corporal Wafford is remembered on memorial websites dedicated to service members killed in Iraq and on the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines unit memorial. His name is also inscribed on the Iraq War Memorial in his home state.
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Michael Blake Wafford was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2010). 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.
