Craig, Adam Daniel

Adam Daniel Craig was a 23-year-old from Cherokee, Iowa, who served as a Sergeant in the Iowa Army National Guard. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, based in Sioux City.

Sergeant Craig died on March 4, 2011, at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, he died from wounds sustained in combat operations in Afghanistan's Laghman province on February 24, 2011.

Operation Enduring Freedom was the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The conflict involved coalition forces and the Afghan government fighting Taliban insurgents and Al-Qaeda militants.

Craig's death was reported by the Department of Defense and local Iowa media. His unit, the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, was deployed to Afghanistan in late 2010 as part of a larger mobilization of the Iowa National Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

Sergeant Craig's name is inscribed on the Iowa Veterans Memorial and is listed on the National Fallen Heroes Memorial. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals.

Sgt. Adam Craig 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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