Yarbrough, Michael Joe
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Verified On September 6, 2007, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT Yarbrough, Michael Joe of MALVERN, AR in ALBU HYATT, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? B CO, 3D AA BN, (TF 1/3, RCT-2, II MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA ? serving as SGT, Yarbrough, Michael Joe was 24 and came from MALVERN, AR.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on September 6, 2007 in ALBU HYATT, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
MALVERN, AR is where Yarbrough, Michael Joe came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Yarbrough, Michael Joe 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.
