Yashinski, Michael Emerson

Also known as: SGT, 501ST FORWARD SUPPORT COMPANY, APO AE 09168, VICENZA, ITALY

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 24, 2003

Age24 years old

Location of DeathKIRKUK, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

SGT Yashinski, Michael Emerson, age 24, of MONUMENT, CO ? Active Duty, ARMY, 501ST FORWARD SUPPORT COMPANY, APO AE 09168, VICENZA, ITALY, ? died on December 24, 2003 in KIRKUK, IRAQ.

Their Story

Yashinski, Michael Emerson was 24 and from MONUMENT, CO when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, 501ST FORWARD SUPPORT COMPANY, APO AE 09168, VICENZA, ITALY as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

The date recorded for his death: December 24, 2003. Location: KIRKUK, IRAQ.

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.

MONUMENT, CO is where Yashinski, Michael Emerson came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Yashinski, Michael Emerson 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.

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