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Michael C Barkey
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Name: Army Sgt. Michael C. Barkey
Age: 22
From: Canal Fulton, Ohio
Assigned to the 1484th Transportation Company, Ohio National Guard, Akron, Ohio
Incident: Army Sgt. Michael C. Barkey was killed July 7 when a tire blew out on the military vehicle in which he was riding, the driver lost control and the vehicle turned over in Ramadi, Iraq.
Died: July 07, 2004
Ohio Guard member killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 22
From: Canal Fulton, Ohio
Assigned to the 1484th Transportation Company, Ohio National Guard, Akron, Ohio
Incident: Army Sgt. Michael C. Barkey was killed July 7 when a tire blew out on the military vehicle in which he was riding, the driver lost control and the vehicle turned over in Ramadi, Iraq.
Died: July 07, 2004
Ohio Guard member killed in Iraq
Associated Press
An Ohio National Guard member was killed in Iraq this week when his vehicle flipped over.
Sgt. Michael Barkey, 22, of Canal Fulton, south of Akron, died Wednesday, said his mother, Julie Barkey.
Barkey was a member of the 1484th Transportation Company based in Akron and had been in the service for nearly four years.
“We know Michael was there securing freedom for others, and he believed in that very strongly,” his mother said.
John Barkey said his younger brother would send home videos showing him having fun with other soldiers in his unit.
“He was always good for helping to get the edge off,” John Barkey said. “No matter how bad things were, he’d make...
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the 1484th Transportation Company, Ohio National Guard, Akron, Ohio
Incident
Army Sgt. Michael C. Barkey was killed July 7 when a tire blew out on the military vehicle in which he was riding, the driver lost control and the vehicle turned over in Ramadi, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Michael C Barkey
2007-06-22
I will be thinking of you 7-7-2007. I am so sorry!
Archbold, Ohio
Michael C Barkey
2007-06-21
TO ALL ARE FALLEN BROTHERS!!!!!!!!!!!