Cyr, Brandon Lee
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Verified Capt. Brandon Lee Cyr, 28, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was a U.S. Air Force officer assigned to the 906th Air Refueling Squadron. He died on April 27, 2013, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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Brandon Lee Cyr was a captain in the United States Air Force, assigned to the 906th Air Refueling Squadron based at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. A native of Woodbridge, Virginia, he was 28 years old at the time of his deployment to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Cyr died on April 27, 2013, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The official casualty report listed his death as a result of hostile action, though specific details of the incident were not released in initial announcements.
Cyr's death occurred during the final years of Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2013, the U.S. had begun a significant drawdown of forces following a surge of troops in prior years, but combat operations and casualties continued.
The Air Force did not release immediate details about the circumstances of his death. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals, according to standard protocol for service members killed in action.
Capt. Cyr is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at Scott Air Force Base and his name is inscribed on Panel 40W, Line 28 of the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. He is survived by his parents and siblings.
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Capt. Brandon Cyr 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.
