This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boatright Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZYE.2ACEB/339 Message Board Post: No. 1259-04 IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Michael L. Boatright, 24, of Whitesboro, Texas died Dec. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was struck by an improvised explosive device. Boatright was assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20041206-1785.html POSTER'S DISCLAIMER: I have no connection to this person. Posting is intended as an act of genealogical kindness. This post is not a political statement. Like any obituary this post is meant as a genealogical memorial to the life of a human being. No political viewpoint is being express.