Braggs, Randy Rashad

Randy Rashad Braggs was a 21-year-old Marine from Sierra Vista, Arizona. He served as a Lance Corporal with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, part of the 1st Marine Division based at Camp Pendleton, California. His unit deployed to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

On November 6, 2010, Braggs was killed in Helmand province, a volatile region in southern Afghanistan. The Marine Corps listed the cause of his death as hostile action. According to a Department of Defense casualty release, he died while supporting combat operations.

Braggs was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In late 2010, the conflict was focused on a counterinsurgency strategy, with Helmand province being a primary battleground for U.S. and allied forces against Taliban insurgents.

The Department of Defense announced his death on November 8, 2010. His hometown newspaper, the Sierra Vista Herald, reported on his death and noted he was a 2007 graduate of Buena High School. The Marine Corps provided no further details on the specific incident that led to his death.

Lance Corporal Braggs is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Sierra Vista Veterans Memorial Park. His name is also inscribed on Panel 3W, Row 111 of the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Museum of the United States Army.

Lance Corporal Braggs 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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