In Memory OfSgt Michael J. Yarbrough

Sgt Michael J. Yarbrough, 24, U.S.M.C., born in Arkansas on September 17, 1982, was killed in action on September 6, 2007. Yarbrough served as an Armored Amphibian Crewman with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom three times. While riding in a convoy during a combat operation in Albu Hyatt, his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb. Yarbrough and three of his brothers-in-arms did not survive the blast. For his service, he earned the Purple Heart. Semper Fi, Marine! Til Valhalla, Brother!