Staff Sgt Michael Joseph McMullen
Born: May 27, 1980 in Abington, Pennsylvania
Died: January 10, 2006 in Washington, D.C
Staff Sgt Michael J. McMullen of Salisbury, Maryland moved from Pennsylvania with his family at age 14 to Maryland’s Eastern Shore where he graduated from Washington High School in 1999. In 1998, he joined the Princess Anne Volunteer Fire Department, where he began his initial fire service career. The family then moved to Salisbury in 2001 and Michael joined the Salisbury Fire Department in December 2001 as a volunteer and tested for and achieved career status in December 2003. He attained his emergency medical technician, paramedic certificate in 2004 after successfully completing a two-year program at Wor-Wic Community College. His military career began when he joined the Army National Guard in 2000. Michael was promoted to the rank of sergeant in 2004 and he had plans to re-enlisted in September of 2006. His goal was to further his career as an officer and a registered nurse. His Awards and Decorations from both the Salisbury Fire Department and the National Guard include, The Army Achievement Award (twice); the Rifle Marksman and Grenade Expert awards; the Maryland State Service Award (twice); and Maryland’s highest honor, the Maryland Distinguished Service Cross, were all bestowed upon him for his military service. From the fire service, Michael earned a Unit Citation and a Departmental Commendation for his involvement in two separate incidents and received the International Association of Fire Fighters’ Medal of Honor posthumously for upholding the finest traditions of the fire service through his recent actions in Iraq. Michael was also an active member of the Salisbury Fire Department’s Special Operations Team, where he held positions as a diver and hazardous materials technician. He is survived by his parents, Robin and David, his sister, Jeanette, brother Brian. He also leaves behind his loving fiancee, Kim Mundorf, who never left Michael’s side throughout his ordeal and whom he planned to marry upon his return from active duty. Michael was wounded Christmas Eve while caring for a comrade who had been injured in an earlier attack. He died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center two and a half weeks later.
Army
National Guard
243rd Engineer Company
Baltimore, Maryland
Burial is at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia – Sec 60 Site 8314
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