Cable, Michael Christopher
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Verified U.S. Army Sergeant Michael Christopher Cable, 26, of Philpot, Kentucky, was killed in a hostile incident in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on March 27, 2013.
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Michael Christopher Cable was a 26-year-old U.S. Army sergeant from Philpot, Kentucky. He served with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
According to the Department of Defense, Sgt. Cable died on March 27, 2013, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained during a direct fire engagement with enemy forces. The incident occurred in Nangarhar Province, a region of persistent insurgent activity.
Cable's death came during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2013, the conflict was in a phase focused on training Afghan forces and conducting counterinsurgency operations, with U.S. troops regularly exposed to combat risks.
His death was reported by national and local news outlets. The Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. He was survived by his wife and other family members.
Sgt. Cable is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central and on online veterans' memorials. He was one of 2,356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Sgt. Michael Cable 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.
