Michael S. Barnhill
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Age: 39
From: Folsom, Calif.
Assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Forces Reserve, Eugene, Ore. attached to 2nd FSSG, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
Incident: Marine 1st Sgt. Michael S. Barnhill was killed May 28 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device near Haqlaniyah, Iraq.
Died: May 28, 2005
Marine reservist killed in Iraq explosion
Associated Press
CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. — A state prison guard who was serving in the Marines Reserve was killed in Iraq after his vehicle hit an explosive device, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.
First Sgt. Michael S. Barnhill, 39, was killed Saturday near Haqlaniyah, Iraq.
Barnhill began his second tour of duty in Iraq in January and was due to come home in September, said Aaron Moxley, a family friend.
Barnhill never complained about being sent back to Iraq after serving his earlier tour, Moxley said.
“Mike Barnhill was first and foremost always a Marine,” Moxley said. “Duty and honor first.”
Barnhill worked as a prison guard for more than 15 years at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, outside of Sacramento.
“His passing has left a huge void among our correctional family,” said Warden Rosanne Campbell.
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