Saturday, October 24, 2009

Army Pfc. Devin J. Michel

Remember Our Heroes

Army Pfc. Devin J. Michel, 19, of Stockton, Ill.

Pfc. Michel was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Oct. 24, 2009 in Zhari province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

STOCKTON (WREX) - A soldier from Stockton was killed while serving in the War on Terror.

Pfc. Devin J. Michel, 19, died when an improvised explosive device went off.

He was on his first tour of duty in Afghanistan. Michel joined the army in June 2008 and was sent to Afghanistan in May 2009.

He's earned the Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and Combat Infantry Badge during his time of service.

Michel was a member of the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.

Army Pfc. Devin J. Michel was killed in action on 10/24/09.

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