Abad, Sergio Sagoni

Sergio Sagoni Abad was a 21-year-old soldier from Morganfield, Kentucky. He served as a Specialist with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, an airborne unit based at Camp Ederle in Vicenza, Italy. The unit was deployed to Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.

According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Specialist Abad died on July 13, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Fenty in Nangarhar Province, eastern Afghanistan. The official cause was listed as hostile fire. No further specifics regarding the exact nature of the incident were detailed in the initial release.

Abad's death occurred during a period of Operation Enduring Freedom marked by a resurgent Taliban insurgency. The year 2008 saw a significant increase in violence, with improvised explosive devices and direct attacks on coalition bases becoming more frequent, particularly in the volatile eastern provinces bordering Pakistan.

His death was reported by several news outlets, including the Associated Press and the Military Times. He was survived by his family in Morganfield, where he was remembered in local obituaries.

Specialist Abad is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists and at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central. His unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, to which the 2-503rd belongs, continued its deployment following his death.

Sergio Sagoni Abad was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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