Michael J. Cifuentes
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Age: 25
From: Fairfield, Ohio
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Michael J. Cifuentes was killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also
Died: August 03, 2005
Ohio-based Marine killed in Iraq explosion
Associated Press
At Talawanda Middle School, the arrival of Michael J. Cifuentes as a substitute teacher was met with cheers from teachers and students alike.
Principal Sharon Lytle remembered Cifuentes as an “excellent sub” who exhibited a special willingness to help students requiring home instruction.
“He was always willing to take the toughest cases,” she said.
“He was a real team player.”
Cifuentes, 25, of Fairfield, Ohio, was killed Aug. 3 when his vehicle was hit by an explosive south of Haditha. He was based at Columbus.
A 2002 graduate of Miami University, Cifuentes enrolled in the university’s integrated mathematics master’s degree program before his unit was activated in January.
“Some of his classmates said that when he walked into a room the place lit up,” said the Rev. John Ferone.
Cifuentes is survived by his parents Gregory and...
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