Aguila, Francisco Xavier

Sergeant Francisco Xavier Aguila was a 35-year-old soldier from Bayam?n, Puerto Rico. He served with the U.S. Army's 82nd Finance Detachment, a unit responsible for military payroll and financial operations.

According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Aguila died on April 14, 2009, at Camp Phoenix, a coalition base on the outskirts of Kabul. The official release stated he was killed while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The specific combat incident was not detailed in the initial announcement.

Operation Enduring Freedom was the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. By 2009, the conflict was in its eighth year, with a focus on counterinsurgency and training Afghan security forces. Camp Phoenix served as a key training site for the Afghan National Army.

Aguila's death was reported by several news outlets, including the Associated Press, which listed him among the day's casualties. He was survived by his family in Puerto Rico. The Army did not release information regarding a memorial service.

Sergeant Aguila is memorialized on the Pentagon's Afghanistan War casualty list and on online veterans' memorials. His name is recorded alongside more than 2,300 American service members who died during the conflict.

Sergeant Aguila 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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