Sgt Michael Robert Lehmiller
Born: January 15, 1982 in Tampa, Florida
Died: August 21, 2005 in Baylough, Afghanistan
Sgt. Michael R. Lehmiller of Anderson, South Carolina attended Clearfield High School in Utah during his senior year and enlisted in the United States Army in 1999, three days after earning a degree at ITT Technical Institute in Greenville, South Carolina. Not long after that he was sent to Iraq for an 11 month tour of duty. When he returned, he immediately re-enlisted and was sent to Afghanistan. He had told family members on more than on occasion that “serving his Country was where he belonged”. Michael had told his farther that when he finished his second tour of duty in the Middle East, he would try his hand at becoming a Ranger. Once Michael had called his father while on a rooftop in Baghdad in the middle of a firefight and another time just before jumping out of a Chinook helicopter. Those phone call are what his father, Robert, said he will miss the most. He always called at exciting and random times. In September, Michael was due for a two week visit home, during which he had planned on attending a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game with his father and sisters. He was a big sports fan, having played almost every sport during his lifetime. He was killed at age 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations, near Baylough, Afghanistan.
Army
2nd Battalion
503rd Infantry Regiment
173rd Airborne Brigade
Vicenza, Italy
Burial is at Floral Memory Gardens in Dade City, Florida
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