Retired Navy SEAL Mike Day passed away on March 27, 2023. He was alleged to have died by committing suicide.
After becoming the first member of his squad to enter a room in a village close to Fallujah, Iraq, on Friday, April 6, 2007, Mike Day was caught in the crossfire of a vicious firefight with three Al-Qaeda members.
The fighting lasted for several minutes. Once the enemy soldiers began to fire, Day was struck by a total of 27 distinct bullets.
After becoming the first member of his squad to enter a room in a village close to Fallujah, Iraq, on Friday, April 6, 2007, Mike Day was caught in the crossfire of a vicious firefight with three Al-Qaeda members.
The fighting lasted for several minutes. Once the enemy soldiers began to fire, Day was struck by a total of 27 distinct bullets. His body armor blocked eleven shots, but the 16 remaining bullets entered his body and left him in a critical situation.