Posted by
M*A on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 10:07:14 AM
Sgt. Michael Egan
36 years old from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
104th Cavalry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
September 19, 2005
News of Egan’s death came to Pennsauken shortly after 6 a.m.
Tuesday, Krista Egan, Sgt. Egan’s sister-in-law, said. His mother,
Irene, was on the telephone when an Army sergeant walked up to the
door. “My mother-in-law was talking on the telephone to Mike’s wife,
Maria, when he came. Maria had just got the news. The Army sergeant
told my mother-in-law it was his first time notifying a family.”
Sgt. Egan served in the Marine Corps for eight years, was a
civilian for a year, then joined the National Guard. As a Marine, he
had been previously served in Afghanistan.
“He was well-liked by everyone,” Patrick Egan, Sgt. Egan’s brother, said.
Sgt. Michael Egan was killed when an IED detonated near his
vehicle while on patrol in Ramadi. Also killed in the attack were Spc.
William Evans, 22, of Hallstead, PA, Spc. William Fernandez, 37, of
Reading, PA and Lt. Mark Dooley of the Vermont National Guard.
Information Was Found On And Copied From MilitaryCity.com & You Can Read Much More About Sgt. Michael Egan Here.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that
others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am
proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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