Apolinar, Martin Ramon

Martin Ramon Apolinar was a 28-year-old U.S. Army soldier from Glendale, Arizona. He served as a Sergeant First Class assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, a unit based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

According to U.S. Department of Defense records, Apolinar died on May 29, 2011, in Wardak province, Afghanistan. The official casualty report listed the cause as hostile action. No further specifics regarding the incident were publicly released by the military.

Apolinar's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2011, the war was in its tenth year, with U.S. and coalition forces engaged in counterinsurgency operations across provinces like Wardak, located southwest of Kabul.

Following his death, the Army released his name and hometown in a casualty announcement. He was posthumously promoted from Staff Sergeant to Sergeant First Class. Public records indicate he was later buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix.

Sergeant First Class Apolinar is listed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the University of Arizona and is remembered on online veterans' memorials. His name appears on casualty rolls documenting U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan.

Martin Ramon Apolinar 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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