CPT Michael S. Cerrone, 24, was the son of Brigadier General James A. Cerrone, US Army, and Elizabeth Cerrone of Ft. Bragg, NC. CPT Cerrone was killed during combat operations in Iraq when a bomb exploded near his military vehicle.

Michael was born in Clarksville, TN and graduated from EE Smith High School in Fayetteville, NC. He then attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 2004. Following Infantry Officer and Airborne training at Ft. Benning, GA, he was assigned to Company A., 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC. 

Proceeds from the CPT Michael A. Cerrone bracelet will be donated to the All American Strategic Response Force Association in his memory.