Ewy, Jered Wayne
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Verified Jered Wayne Ewy, a 33-year-old Second Lieutenant from Edmond, Oklahoma, was killed in a hostile incident in Janak Kheyl, Paktya Province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2011, while serving with the Oklahoma Army National Guard.
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Jered Wayne Ewy was a 33-year-old Second Lieutenant from Edmond, Oklahoma. He served with Company B, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, part of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, headquartered in Vinita.
On July 29, 2011, Ewy was killed in Janak Kheyl, a village in the volatile Paktya Province of eastern Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of a hostile incident, which military records often indicate as enemy small arms fire or an improvised explosive device attack in that region during that period.
Ewy'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. The mission evolved from counter-terrorism to a protracted counter-insurgency and nation-building effort against Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces.
The Oklahoma National Guard publicly confirmed Ewy's death. He was one of at least 22 service members from Oklahoma killed in Afghanistan by that point in the war. His loss was noted in local media reports from his hometown.
Second Lieutenant Jered Wayne Ewy is listed on the U.S. military's official casualty roster for Operation Enduring Freedom. He is memorialized among the 2,356 American service members who died during that phase of the war in Afghanistan.
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Jered Wayne Ewy 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.
