Michael A. Diraimondo

Died: January 8, 2004

Rank: Sergeant

Unit: 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)

Branch: U.S. Army

Sergeant Michael A. DiRaimondo was killed on January 8, 2004, when the UH-60 MEDEVAC helicopter on which he was serving as a flight medic was shot down near Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), home-stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Also killed were three other crewmembers from the 571st and five Soldiers being transported to a medical facility in Baghdad. A memorial service was held by the 571st Medical Com­pany on January 11, 2004. His body was then flown home to Simi Valley, California, where he was buried in Assumption Cemetery.