Diaz, Christopher
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Verified Staff Sergeant Christopher Diaz, 27, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 28, 2011.
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Christopher Diaz was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, in Twentynine Palms, California. He was 27 years old and from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
On September 28, 2011, Diaz was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, he died of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations. The specific engagement was not detailed in initial casualty reports.
Diaz died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. His death occurred during a period of intense fighting in Helmand, a Taliban stronghold and center of opium production, where U.S. and allied forces had surged troop levels in preceding years.
His death was reported by the Defense Casualty Analysis System and noted in local media in New Mexico. The Marine Corps released a statement confirming his death and extending condolences to his family.
Diaz is listed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms. His name is also recorded on the Afghanistan and Iraq War Memorial at the Veterans Memorial Park in Albuquerque.
Explore Further
Staff Sergeant Christopher Diaz 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.
