Brown, Christopher Lawrance
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Verified Staff Sergeant Christopher Lawrance Brown, 26, of Columbus, Ohio, was a U.S. Army infantryman. He died on April 3, 2012, in Khas Konar, Afghanistan, from hostile action.
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Christopher Lawrance Brown was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army, assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Carson, Colorado. He was 26 years old and from Columbus, Ohio.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Brown died on April 3, 2012, in Khas Konar district, Konar province, Afghanistan. The official casualty report listed the cause as hostile. Media reports from the time indicate his unit was likely engaged in counter-insurgency operations in the volatile eastern province near the Pakistan border.
Brown was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military intervention in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The mission evolved from overthrowing the Taliban government to a protracted counter-insurgency and nation-building campaign.
His death was announced by the Department of Defense. He was one of at least 31 American service members killed in Afghanistan during the month of April 2012, according to casualty tracking.
Brown is memorialized on the website of the 4th Infantry Division and on other military remembrance pages. His name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at Fort Carson.
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SSG Brown 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.
