Galvan, Daniel Lee
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Verified Sgt. Daniel Lee Galvan, 30, of Moore, Oklahoma, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment. He was killed in action on August 12, 2004, in Salerno, Afghanistan.
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Daniel Lee Galvan was a 30-year-old sergeant from Moore, Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Army with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, based out of Wheeler Army Airfield in Hawaii. His service reportedly included deployments to Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.
On August 12, 2004, Sgt. Galvan was killed in Salerno, located in Afghanistan's Khost Province near the border with Pakistan. The Department of Defense announced that he died from injuries sustained when his unit came under enemy small-arms fire during a dismounted security patrol. He was assigned to a task force providing support for Operation Enduring Freedom.
Operation Enduring Freedom was the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. By 2004, the mission involved counter-insurgency operations against Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces, with forward operating bases like Salerno serving as critical hubs for regional security and reconstruction efforts.
The Department of Defense formally notified his family of his death. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant. His name is inscribed on the Oklahoma Veterans Memorial.
Sgt. Galvan is remembered on online memorial walls for fallen service members. His unit, part of the 25th Aviation Regiment, continued its mission in Afghanistan following his death.
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Sgt. Daniel Galvan 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.
