Dickmyer, Adam Lynn

Adam Lynn Dickmyer was born on October 18, 1984, and grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and was assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Before his final deployment to Afghanistan, he had also served on military assignments in the Philippines and the Horn of Africa.

On October 28, 2010, Staff Sergeant Dickmyer was on patrol in Kandahar province, a major center of insurgent activity in southern Afghanistan. According to U.S. military reports, his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED). He was killed in the blast. He was 26 years old.

Dickmyer's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. By late 2010, the conflict was in its ninth year, with a significant U.S. troop surge underway, particularly in Taliban strongholds like Kandahar. The focus of operations was on counterinsurgency and training Afghan security forces.

His death was reported by the Department of Defense and noted in several news outlets. He was survived by his wife and other family members. A memorial service was held at Fort Campbell, and he was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Staff Sergeant Dickmyer is memorialized on the 101st Airborne Division memorial at Fort Campbell and on online veteran memorials. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 129 of the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus, Georgia.

Staff Sergeant Adam Lynn Dickmyer 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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