Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Tully
Death: Aug 23, 2007
of Falls Creek Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Fort Lewis Wash.; Died Aug. 23 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Adrian M. Elizalde. Western Pa. soldier dies in Iraq PITTSBURGH — A western Pennsylvania soldier Died Thursday in Iraq his family and the Defense Department said. Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Tully33 of Falls Creek Died of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive that also killed Sgt. 1st Class Adrian M. Elizalde30 of North Bend Ind. according to the Defense Department. Both were assigned to the 2nd Battalion 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Lewis Wash. Tully’s father John Tully said his son wanted to be a career soldier joining the Marine Corps when he turned 18 and joining the Army four years later. He became a Ranger then was selected to become a Green Beret. “He always had aspirations to be the very best and he achieved his goal when he became a Green Beret” his father said Saturday. Tully was on his second tour in Iraq where he was serving as a combat medic. He had been in Iraq for about six weeks his father said. John Tully said his older son Sgt. 1st Class John R. Tully36 is also serving in Iraq and will accompany his brother’s body home. “There are boys out there dying and girls dying and they need to be supported wholeheartedly and not just because you feel it for the moment” John Tully said. Tully a 1992 graduate of Brockway High School is survived by a son Slade Tully12 Operation Iraqi Freedom