Metcalf, Michael Joseph
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Verified U.S. Army Private First Class Michael Joseph Metcalf, 22, of Boynton Beach, Florida, was killed in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on April 22, 2012.
Their Story
Michael Joseph Metcalf was a 22-year-old from Boynton Beach, Florida. He served as a Private First Class with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
On April 22, 2012, Metcalf was killed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of hostile fire. Specific details of the engagement were not widely released.
Metcalf's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2012, the war was in its eleventh year, with U.S. and allied forces engaged in counterinsurgency operations and training Afghan security forces.
Following his death, Metcalf's body was returned to the United States. Local news in Florida reported on memorial services held in his hometown of Boynton Beach.
Metcalf is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists maintained by the Department of Defense and on several online veterans' memorial sites. His unit, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, has a long history dating to World War II.
Explore Further
Michael Metcalf was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
