Deghand, Bernard Lee

Master Sergeant Bernard Lee Deghand was a 42-year-old soldier from Mayetta, Kansas. He served with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 35th Field Artillery Regiment, part of Task Force Phoenix, a unit based in Hutchinson, Kansas, that was responsible for training Afghan security forces. Deghand's military service included deployments to Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.

On September 15, 2006, Deghand was killed in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. 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 it occurred during a period of intense fighting in the country's southern region.

Deghand died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2006, the conflict had entered a phase marked by a resurgence of Taliban activity, particularly in southern provinces like Kandahar, where coalition forces conducted frequent counterinsurgency operations.

The U.S. Army confirmed his death in a press release. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. His remains were returned to the United States for burial.

Master Sergeant Deghand is memorialized on the Fallen Heroes Memorial website and in the U.S. Army's official casualty records. His name is listed among the more than 2,400 U.S. service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

MSG Bernard Deghand 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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