Faust, Aaron Matthew

Aaron Matthew Faust was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was from Louisville, Kentucky.

According to the Department of Defense, Cpl. Faust died on April 15, 2012, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Operation Enduring Freedom was the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2012, the conflict was in its eleventh year, with a significant focus on counterinsurgency operations in southern provinces like Helmand, where Taliban forces remained active.

Faust's death was reported by several news outlets, including the Louisville Courier-Journal, which noted his local ties. He was one of at least 1,900 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan by that point in the war.

He is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists and by the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines. His name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Cpl. Faust 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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