Michael J. Buras, age 23, from Fitzgerald, Georgia, Ben Hill county.
Parents: John E. Buras and Joy Ann Butrica Buras
Spouse: Emily Clark Buras
Children: Maddison Joy Buras
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Fitzgerald High (2005)
Military history: 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Purple Heart
Date of death: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Death details: Died of wounds suffered as the result of an improvised explosive device detonation in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Andersonville National
Source: Department of Defense, The Sun News, The Telegraph