Border, Jeremie Shane
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Verified Staff Sergeant Jeremie Shane Border, 28, of Mesquite, Texas, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He was killed in Batur Village, Afghanistan, on September 1, 2012.
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Staff Sergeant Jeremie Shane Border was a 28-year-old soldier from Mesquite, Texas. He served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), based at Torii Station, Japan, as part of the U.S. Army's Active Duty component.
On September 1, 2012, Border died in Batur Village, located in the volatile Wardak province of Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of a hostile incident. Specific details of the engagement were not publicly released by military authorities.
Border's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2012, the conflict was in a phase focused on counterinsurgency and training Afghan National Security Forces, with U.S. and allied special operations units conducting frequent missions in rural areas.
His death was listed in official Pentagon announcements. He was posthumously promoted from Sergeant First Class to Staff Sergeant. A memorial service was reportedly held at his unit's home station in Japan.
Border is memorialized on the Special Operations Command Memorial Wall at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida and on online veterans' memorials. His name is included in the annual Special Forces Association remembrance ceremonies.
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Staff Sergeant Jeremie Border 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.
