Charte, Philip Gerald Eichner

Philip Gerald Eichner Charte was a 22-year-old Marine from Goffstown, New Hampshire. He served as a Corporal with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, part of Regimental Combat Team 7, which deployed from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The unit was operating in Helmand province, Afghanistan, as part of the International Security Assistance Force.

According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Corporal Charte died on September 7, 2010, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident at Camp Dwyer, a forward operating base in Helmand province. The specific details of the hostile action were not publicly detailed in initial releases. His death was recorded by the Defense Casualty Analysis System on the day it occurred.

Charte was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2010, the conflict was marked by a significant troop surge and intense combat, particularly in southern provinces like Helmand, where Marines conducted counterinsurgency operations against Taliban forces.

Following his death, the Department of Defense issued a formal casualty announcement. His body was returned to the United States, and he was buried with military honors. Local news in New Hampshire reported on his funeral and the community's mourning for the young Marine.

Corporal Charte's name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Marine Corps Museum and on memorials in his home state. He is remembered by his unit and community as one of the more than 2,300 U.S. service members who died during the Afghanistan war.

Corporal Charte 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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