Operation Enduring Freedom War

In response to the September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush launched the Global War on Terror (GWOT). As it evolved, his objective was two-fold: to destroy al Qaeda, the Taliban,and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan and around the world, and to remove Saddam Hussein from power to forestall threats from his presumed possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Operation ENDURING FREEDOM began on October 7, 2001, when the United States launched military operations in Afghanistan, including airstrikes against Kabul and Kandahar. In sustaining military operations for over a decade, American troops continue to fight a widespread insurgency and establish a viable government. On May 1, 2011, US Navy SEALS killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan ended on December 31, 2014.

(Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System website)

U.S. Military Fatal Casualty of the Operation Enduring Freedom War

from Poweshiek County, IA

This soldier was a resident of Poweshiek County. The date in the form YYYYMMDD. Remains were recovered.

Data from U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Operation Enduring Freedom War for Home-State-of-Record: Iowa