Carson, Sean Patrick

Sean Patrick Carson was a Petty Officer First Class (PO1) serving in the United States Navy. He was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU 3), a specialized unit responsible for the safe disposal of explosive hazards. Carson was from Des Moines, Washington, and was 32 years old at the time of his death.

On August 16, 2012, Carson was killed in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, his death was the result of a hostile incident. While specific operational details of the event were not publicly released, the area was a focal point for insurgent activity involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a primary threat to EOD personnel.

Carson's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2012, the conflict was in its eleventh year, with a significant U.S. and NATO troop presence concentrated in southern provinces like Kandahar to conduct counterinsurgency operations and train Afghan forces.

The Navy announced Carson's death in a press release from U.S. Central Command. He was one of at least 31 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan during the month of August 2012, according to casualty tracking. His remains were returned to the United States for burial.

Petty Officer First Class Carson is memorialized on the Navy EOD Memorial at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, which honors technicians who have died in the line of duty. His name is also inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Museum of the Forgotten Warriors in California.

Petty Officer First Class Sean Patrick Carson 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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