Courcy, Peter John

Peter John Courcy was a 22-year-old soldier from Frisco, Texas. He served as an active-duty infantryman with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

On February 10, 2009, Corporal Courcy was killed in Salerno, a forward operating base in Afghanistan's Khost province. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of a hostile incident. Specific details of the engagement were not widely released, but the area was a known insurgent stronghold.

Courcy's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In early 2009, U.S. forces were engaged in intense counterinsurgency operations in eastern provinces like Khost, which borders Pakistan's tribal regions.

His death was reported by local and national news outlets. The Department of Defense officially announced his death on February 12, 2009. He was survived by his parents and other family members.

Corporal Courcy was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and other service medals. His name is inscribed on the Texas Capitol's Veterans Memorial and is listed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Infantry Museum.

Corporal Courcy 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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