Brainard, John R Iii
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Verified Captain John R. Brainard III, 26, of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, was a U.S. Army officer serving with the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. He died in a hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 28, 2012.
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John R. Brainard III was a 26-year-old captain from Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. He served with Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, part of the 7th Army, based in Ansbach-Katterbach, Germany. His service included deployments to Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.
On May 28, 2012, Captain Brainard was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of a hostile incident. No further specific details regarding the exact nature of the attack were released in official announcements.
Brainard was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2012, the U.S. had completed a troop surge and was beginning a phased drawdown of forces, though combat operations continued. The war was in its eleventh year.
Following his death, the Department of Defense officially announced his casualty on May 30, 2012. He was posthumously promoted from First Lieutenant to Captain. His remains were returned to the United States, and he was buried with military honors.
Captain Brainard is remembered on memorial walls dedicated to those who died in the Afghanistan War. His name is listed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Piscataquis County Courthouse in his hometown of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
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Captain John R. Brainard III 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.
