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Michael A McGlothin
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Name: Army Spc. Michael A. McGlothin
Age: 21
From: Milwaukee, Wis.
Assigned to 115th Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Spc. Michael A. McGlothin was killed April 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Baghdad.
Died: April 17, 2004
Wake held for latest Wisconsin soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Milwaukee, Wis.
Assigned to 115th Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Spc. Michael A. McGlothin was killed April 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Baghdad.
Died: April 17, 2004
Wake held for latest Wisconsin soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — A Milwaukee soldier killed this month in Iraq is remembered by a fellow soldier as a skinny, shy and somewhat awkward youth who became an example to others during basic training.
Drill sergeants went after him on a regular basis, harping on him to put on his “war face,” shout louder and assert himself, Sgt. Michael McGinnis said of Spc. Michael McGlothin at a wake Monday evening for McGlothin at Schmidt & Bartelt Funeral Service.
“At first it sounded like he was going through puberty,” McGinnis said.
But he said McGlothin just tried harder and, over time, his efforts became a rallying point for the other young men in his...
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115th Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident
Army Spc. Michael A. McGlothin was killed April 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Baghdad.
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Michael A McGlothin
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.