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Michael J Deutsch
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Name: Army Pvt. 2 Michael J. Deutsch
Age: 21
From: Dubuque, Iowa
Assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Armored Cavalry Regiment, Armstrong Barracks, Germany
Incident: Army Pvt. 2 Michael J. Deutsch was killed while riding in a vehicle that was struck by an explosive device on July 31 in Baghdad.
Died: July 31, 2003
Dubuque soldier dies in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Dubuque, Iowa
Assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Armored Cavalry Regiment, Armstrong Barracks, Germany
Incident: Army Pvt. 2 Michael J. Deutsch was killed while riding in a vehicle that was struck by an explosive device on July 31 in Baghdad.
Died: July 31, 2003
Dubuque soldier dies in Iraq
Associated Press
DUBUQUE, Iowa — The father of a soldier killed in Iraq says his son “was our hero.”
Pvt. Michael J. Deutsch, 21, of Dubuque, was killed July 31 in Baghdad. He served with Troop C, 1-1 Cavalry, 1st Armored Division.
He died when the armored personnel carrier he was riding in was hit by an explosive round, said Iowa National Guard spokesman Col. Robert King.
Until news of Deutsch’s death reached Dubuque, his family did not know that his unit had been sent to Iraq.
“We thought he was in Germany,” his father, Wayne Deutsch, said Sunday.
Michael Deutsch graduated from Dubuque High School in 2000 and entered the Army in 2002, his family told the Dubuque...
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1st Squadron, 1st Armored Cavalry Regiment, Armstrong Barracks, Germany
Incident
Army Pvt. 2 Michael J. Deutsch was killed while riding in a vehicle that was struck by an explosive device on July 31 in Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Michael J Deutsch
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.