Farkas, Daniel

First Lieutenant Daniel Farkas was a 42-year-old soldier from Brooklyn, New York. He served with Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, part of the 42nd Infantry Division of the New York Army National Guard, based in Syracuse.

Farkas died on July 4, 2008, at Camp Phoenix, a coalition base on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, he was killed by small arms fire while conducting a mounted patrol. The patrol was reportedly part of a security mission in the area surrounding the base.

His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2008, the conflict was in a phase characterized by a resurgent Taliban insurgency and a focus on training Afghan security forces, with frequent attacks on coalition personnel and installations.

The Pentagon officially announced Farkas's death on July 6, 2008. He was one of at least four U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan over that Independence Day weekend. His remains were returned to the United States for burial.

Farkas is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists maintained by the Department of Defense and by veterans' organizations. He was one of 2356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Daniel Farkas 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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