Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed in action on July 19 during the disposal of a downed Iranian attack drone in Iraq. Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed in action on July 19 during the disposal of a downed Iranian attack drone in Iraq. Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed in action on July 19 during the disposal of a downed Iranian attack drone in Iraq. Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed in action on July 19 during the disposal of a downed Iranian attack drone in Iraq. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, a Fort Bragg soldier and North Carolina native who was killed in Iraq, came home to Fayetteville, where friends and family gathered to honor his memory.