Beasley, Bobby Edward
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Verified Sgt. Bobby Edward Beasley, 36, of Inwood, West Virginia, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with HHC, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment. He died on August 7, 2004, at the Kandahar Combat Support Hospital in Afghanistan.
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Bobby Edward Beasley was a 36-year-old sergeant from Inwood, West Virginia. He served in the U.S. Army with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, a Virginia Army National Guard unit based in Winchester.
On August 7, 2004, Sgt. Beasley died from wounds sustained in a hostile incident. He was medically evacuated to the Kandahar Combat Support Hospital (CSH), where he was pronounced dead. The Department of Defense did not release specific details of the engagement that led to his injuries.
Beasley's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In the summer of 2004, U.S. and allied forces were engaged in counterinsurgency operations against Taliban and al-Qaeda remnants, primarily in the country's southern and eastern regions.
Following his death, Sgt. Beasley's body was returned to the United States. He was buried with military honors. The Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
Sgt. Beasley is memorialized on the West Virginia Veterans Memorial and the National Infantry Museum's memorial walk. His unit, the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry, continued its deployment in Afghanistan following his death.
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Sgt. Beasley 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.
