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Casualty Info
Home Town Pine Plains
Casualty Date Jan 16, 2019
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Syria
Conflict Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR)
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Description Operation SPARTIAN SHIELD (OSS) contributes to the U.S. Central Command mission imperatives of Counter, Protect, Defend and Prepare while simultaneously building partner capacity in the Middle East.
Operation Spartan Shield is a combined forces contingency operation designed to deter and react to potential threats within the Middle East. The soldiers will also serve as a U.S. Central Command reserve force, which allows commanders to temporarily deploy troops in support of other operations throughout the region.
