Army Sgt. Dooley was assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Dooley was manning a traffic control point in Al Asad when a vehicle came up to the checkpoint and two individuals got out requesting a medic for their sick friend. Immediately following the request for help, they opened fire on Dooley, which resulted in his death. Michael joined the Army five years ago after graduating from Pulaski County High School. He and his wife, Christine, were expecting their first child, a son, in October. Michael was an outstanding recruit, who earned a slot in the Excellence in Armor program and served with the 3rd Infantry Division on missions in both Kuwait and Bosnia. It was while he was in Bosnia that Dooley launched a correspondence with pen pal and wife-to-be Christine, through the Army's "adopt-a-soldier" program. Shortly before the regiment left Fort Carson for Iraq, Dooley opened his house to the soldiers in his unit and helped them as they prepared to deploy.
∼Died while fighting the war in Iraq. He was 23 years old.
∼Died while fighting the war in Iraq. He was 23 years old.
Army Sgt. Dooley was assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Dooley was manning a traffic control point in Al Asad when a vehicle came up to the checkpoint and two individuals got out requesting a medic for their sick friend. Immediately following the request for help, they opened fire on Dooley, which resulted in his death. Michael joined the Army five years ago after graduating from Pulaski County High School. He and his wife, Christine, were expecting their first child, a son, in October. Michael was an outstanding recruit, who earned a slot in the Excellence in Armor program and served with the 3rd Infantry Division on missions in both Kuwait and Bosnia. It was while he was in Bosnia that Dooley launched a correspondence with pen pal and wife-to-be Christine, through the Army's "adopt-a-soldier" program. Shortly before the regiment left Fort Carson for Iraq, Dooley opened his house to the soldiers in his unit and helped them as they prepared to deploy.
∼Died while fighting the war in Iraq. He was 23 years old.
∼Died while fighting the war in Iraq. He was 23 years old.
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