Contreras, Koran Pulido

Koran Pulido Contreras was a 21-year-old soldier from Lawndale, California. He served as a Specialist with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, New York.

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Contreras died on September 8, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. He was killed by enemy small-arms fire while on a dismounted patrol, a common tactical operation in the region at the time.

His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2011, the war was in its tenth year, with a significant concentration of U.S. forces in the southern provinces, including Kandahar, a historic Taliban stronghold.

The Department of Defense announced his death on September 10, 2011. His body was returned to the United States, and he was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in California. Local news outlets reported on his funeral services.

Contreras is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the California Capitol and on online veterans' memorials. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 127 of the Afghanistan Conflict Memorial Wall at the National Infantry Museum.

Koran Pulido Contreras 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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