Buyes, Adam Joseph

Adam Joseph Buyes was a 21-year-old from Salem, Oregon. He served as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, based in Okinawa, Japan. His unit was forward-deployed to Afghanistan as part of the II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Corporal Buyes died on November 26, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, he was killed while conducting combat operations. No further specifics about the incident were released in official announcements.

His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In late 2011, U.S. forces, particularly Marines in Helmand, were engaged in a counterinsurgency surge aimed at stabilizing key districts before a planned drawdown of troops.

The Marine Corps confirmed his death in a press release. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. His remains were returned to Oregon, where he was buried with military honors.

Corporal Buyes is remembered on memorial walls in Oregon and by his battalion. His name is inscribed on the Oregon Fallen War Heroes Memorial in Salem.

Corporal Buyes 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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