Butler, Thomas Jefferson Iv
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Verified U.S. Army Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Iv Butler, 25, of Wilmington, North Carolina, was killed in a hostile incident in Khowst City, Afghanistan, on October 1, 2012.
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Thomas Jefferson Iv Butler was a 25-year-old sergeant from Wilmington, North Carolina. He served with the North Carolina Army National Guard's 514th Military Police Company, 60th Troop Command, based in Winterville.
On October 1, 2012, Sergeant Butler was killed in Khowst City, Afghanistan. The U.S. Department of Defense announced his death was the result of a hostile incident, reportedly involving small arms fire during an insurgent attack on his unit.
Butler's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By late 2012, the conflict was in a period of transition, with U.S. forces drawing down from a surge and shifting to a train-and-advise role ahead of the planned 2014 conclusion of combat operations.
His body was returned to the United States. The 514th Military Police Company and the North Carolina National Guard honored his service in public statements following his death.
Sergeant Butler was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. He is memorialized on the North Carolina Veterans Park's granite timeline and by the National Guard.
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Sergeant Butler 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.
