Michael W. Mitchell, 25

Army, Sergeant

Based: Friedberg, Germany

2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: April 4, 2004

Baghdad (Sadr City), Iraq

Engaged

Gender: Male

Hometown: Porterville

High School: Monache High (Porterville)

Burial: Cremated

Mitchell's stepmother had asked him to contact the family after hearing that a soldier in his unit had been killed. One day after reassuring her that he was safe, insurgents in Baghdad attacked and killed Mitchell and seven other soldiers.

Travis J. Layfield, 04/06/2004

Casey Sheehan, 04/04/2004

Six memories of Michael W. Mitchell

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I was Mike's company commander. He was fantastic and one of the very best of 100 great guys in our outfit. I think about him all of the time. I am in Baghdad now, not far from where Mike fell over 7 years ago. This morning I heard a song I had listened to here while running with Mike the morning he fell. He was the maintenance team foreman of our tank company. He died fighting as a loader on a tank on a very difficult day, April 4th, 2004. We all miss him a great deal. Mike's father, Bill Mitchell, has stayed in good contact with us through the years. I am thankful we can communicate with him about this. He was such an inspiring guy. Always positive, upbeat, with a very strong desire to be responsible, lead and be a great example. We were working on his packet for Warrant Officer Candidate School when he was Killed In Action. They do not come any better.

” — John Moore, May 17, 2011 at 12:15 p.m.

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