Bunting, Brian Matthew
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Verified Captain Brian Matthew Bunting, 29, of Potomac, Maryland, was a U.S. Army officer serving with Headquarters, 27th Infantry Regiment. He died in a hostile incident in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 24, 2009.
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Brian Matthew Bunting was a 29-year-old Army captain from Potomac, Maryland. He served with Headquarters, 27th Infantry Regiment, a unit based in Syracuse, New York, as part of the U.S. military commitment in Afghanistan.
According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Captain Bunting died on February 24, 2009, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The official cause was listed as hostile fire, though specific details of the engagement were not widely released in public reporting at the time.
His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2009, the conflict was in a period of intense fighting, particularly in southern provinces like Kandahar, where insurgent forces employed improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and direct attacks against coalition troops.
The Army announced his death in a press release, and he was subsequently honored in his home state of Maryland. His name is inscribed on the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, which honors those killed at the Pentagon and in the subsequent wars, and on a memorial at Fort Drum, New York.
Captain Bunting is remembered by his unit and community as a dedicated soldier. His service is documented in official military casualty lists and memorial registries maintained by the Department of Defense and veteran organizations.
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Captain Brian Bunting 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.
