Carter, James
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Verified Chief Warrant Officer 4 James Carter, 42, of Montgomery, Alabama, was killed on June 5, 2008, at Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan, while serving with the 96th Aviation Support Battalion.
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Chief Warrant Officer 4 James Carter was a 42-year-old soldier from Montgomery, Alabama. He served with Company B, 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Aviation Brigade, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. His military service included deployments to Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.
On June 5, 2008, Carter was killed at Kandahar Army Airfield in southern Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, he died from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. The incident occurred during a patrol near the airfield.
Carter's death came during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By mid-2008, the conflict was marked by a significant increase in insurgent attacks, particularly the use of IEDs against coalition forces in provinces like Kandahar.
The Army announced his death on June 7, 2008. He was survived by his wife and children. Carter was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
James Carter was one of 2,356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom. His name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at Fort Campbell and is listed on the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.
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James Carter 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.
