Copes, Gregory Todd
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Verified Staff Sergeant Gregory Todd Copes, 36, of Lynch Station, Virginia, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action in Afghanistan's Farah province on August 17, 2012.
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Gregory Todd Copes was a 36-year-old staff sergeant from Lynch Station, Virginia. He served on active duty in the United States Marine Corps and was assigned to the 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion (Forward), based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
On August 17, 2012, Copes was killed in Farah province, Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, his death resulted from hostile action. The specific incident was not detailed in public casualty reports, which was common for special operations personnel.
Copes died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2012, the conflict was in its eleventh year, with U.S. and allied forces engaged in counterinsurgency operations and training Afghan national security forces.
Following his death, the Marine Corps Special Operations Command announced the loss. He was one of at least 2,177 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan by that point in the war.
Staff Sergeant Copes is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists and by veterans' organizations. His name appears on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
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Staff Sergeant Copes 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.
