Cordo, Douglas Leonard
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Verified U.S. Army Private First Class Douglas Leonard Cordo, 20, of Kingston, New York, was killed in a hostile incident in Shah Joy, Afghanistan, on August 19, 2011.
Their Story
Douglas Leonard Cordo was a 20-year-old soldier from Kingston, New York. He served as a Private First Class with Company B, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, part of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
On August 19, 2011, Cordo was killed in Shah Joy, a district in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The U.S. Department of Defense stated his death was the result of a hostile incident. According to contemporaneous reporting, his unit was engaged in combat operations in the region at the time.
Cordo's 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 U.S. and allied forces heavily engaged in southern and eastern provinces like Zabul against insurgent forces.
Following his death, Cordo's body was returned to the United States. A funeral service was held in his hometown of Kingston, New York, where he was remembered by family and community members.
Douglas Cordo is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists maintained by the Department of Defense and on local monuments in New York's Hudson Valley region. His name is inscribed on the Kingston Veterans Memorial.
Explore Further
PFC Douglas Cordo 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.
