Evans, Lashawn Donell
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Verified U.S. Army Sergeant Lashawn Donell Evans, 24, of Columbia, South Carolina, was killed in action on February 15, 2011, in Taji, Iraq.
Their Story
Lashawn Donell Evans was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He served as an active-duty soldier in the U.S. Army, assigned to Company E, 1st Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, based at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Sergeant Evans died on February 15, 2011, in Taji, north of Baghdad. According to the Department of Defense, he was killed by enemy small-arms fire while on a mounted patrol. He was 24 years old.
His death occurred during Operation New Dawn, the final phase of the U.S. military mission in Iraq following the Iraq War. The operation, which began on September 1, 2010, focused on advising and assisting Iraqi security forces as U.S. combat troops withdrew.
Evans was one of 66 American service members killed during Operation New Dawn. His death was reported by national news outlets, including The Washington Post, which listed his name among the war dead.
Sergeant Evans is remembered on memorial walls and in online tributes maintained by veterans' groups. His name is inscribed on the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America's casualty list for 2011.
Explore Further
SGT Evans was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Burner, John Franklin Iii.
