Faulkner, Jeremy Pat
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Verified U.S. Army Private First Class Jeremy Pat Faulkner, 23, of Griffin, Georgia, was killed in action on March 29, 2011, in Sarkani, Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
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Jeremy Pat Faulkner was a 23-year-old soldier from Griffin, Georgia. He served as a Private First Class with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Faulkner died on March 29, 2011, in Sarkani, a district in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar Province. The official casualty report listed the cause as hostile action. Media reports from the time indicate his unit was engaged in combat operations in the volatile region near the Pakistan border.
Faulkner's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2011, Kunar Province was a significant area of insurgent activity and a frequent site of combat for U.S. and coalition forces.
The Department of Defense announced his death on March 30, 2011. His hometown newspaper, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, noted his passing in its coverage of Georgia service members killed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Faulkner is memorialized on the Griffin-Spalding County War Memorial in Georgia. His name is also inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton.
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Pfc. Jeremy Faulkner 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.
